An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory
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An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory

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An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory

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Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at 'The Beginning' and concluding with 'The End', chapters range from the familiar, such as 'Character', 'Narrative' and 'The Author', to the more unusual, such as 'Secrets', 'Pleasure' and 'Ghosts'. Now in its sixth edition, Bennett and Royle's classic textbook successfully illuminates complex ideas by engaging directly with literary works, so that a reading of Jane Eyre opens up ways of thinking about racial difference, for example, while Chaucer, Monty Python and Hilary Mantel are all invoked in a discussion of literature and laughter.

The sixth edition has been revised and updated throughout. In addition, four new chapters – 'Literature', 'Loss', 'Human' and 'Migrant' – engage with exciting recent developments in literary studies. As well as fully up-to-date further reading sections at the end of each chapter, the book contains a comprehensive bibliography and an invaluable glossary of key literary terms.

A breath of fresh air in a field that can often seem dry and dauntingly theoretical, this book will open the reader's eyes to the exhilarating possibilities of reading and studying literature.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
ISBN
9781000834390
Edition
6
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Endorsement
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Alternative Table of Contents
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. How to Read This Book
  10. Trigger Warning and Spoiler Alert
  11. A Note on Texts Used
  12. 1. The Beginning
  13. 2. Literature
  14. 3. Readers and Reading
  15. 4. The Author
  16. 5. The Text and the World
  17. 6. The Uncanny
  18. 7. Monuments
  19. 8. Narrative
  20. 9. Character
  21. 10. Voice
  22. 11. Figures and Tropes
  23. 12. Creative Writing
  24. 13. Feelings
  25. 14. Loss
  26. 15. Laughter
  27. 16. The Tragic
  28. 17. Wounds
  29. 18. History
  30. 19. Me
  31. 20. Eco
  32. 21. Animals
  33. 22. Human
  34. 23. Ghosts
  35. 24. Body
  36. 25. Moving Pictures
  37. 26. Sexual Difference
  38. 27. God
  39. 28. Ideology
  40. 29. Love
  41. 30. Desire
  42. 31. Queer
  43. 32. Suspense
  44. 33. Racial Difference
  45. 34. Migrant
  46. 35. The Colony
  47. 36. Mutant
  48. 37. Performative
  49. 38. Secrets
  50. 39. Pleasure
  51. 40. War
  52. 41. The End
  53. Glossary
  54. Literary Works Discussed
  55. Bibliography of Critical and Theoretical Works
  56. Index