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Using Critical Theory: How to Read and Write About Literature Ed 3

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Using Critical Theory: How to Read and Write About Literature Ed 3

Lois Tyson, "Using Critical Theory: How to Read and Write About Literature Ed 3"
English | ISBN: 1138586471 | 2020 | 378 pages | PDF | 5 MB

Explaining both why theory is important and how to use it, Lois Tyson introduces beginning students of literature to this often daunting field in a friendly and readable style. The new edition of this textbook is clearly structured with chapters based on major theories frequently covered both in courses on literature and on critical theory.
Key features include:
• coverage of major theories including reader-response theory, New Criticism (formalism), psychoanalysis, Marxism, feminism, lesbian/gay/queer theories, African American theory, and postcolonial theory
• practical demonstrations of how to use these theories to interpret short literary works selected from canonical authors including William Faulkner and Alice Walker
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