The anthology represents all the major schools and methods that make up the dynamic field of literary theory. It contains classic texts from a range of movement... » 

The anthology represents all the major schools and methods that make up the dynamic field of literary theory. It contains classic texts from a range of movements,includingFormalism,Structuralism,Marxism,Psychoanalysis,Deconstruction,Historism and Feminism,and incorporates cutting-edge work by leading theoreticians in the field of Postmodernism,Cultural Studies Post-Colonialism,Gay and Lesbian Studies,and Ethnic Studies. For the second edition,the content has been updated to include the most recent influential texts,particulary in the areas of EthnicStudies,Transnational Studies,and Cultural Studies. «