This studentfriendly text introduces students to the history and scope ofliterary theory as well as showing them how to perform literary analysis.Designed to be... » 

This studentfriendly text introduces students to the history and scope ofliterary theory as well as showing them how to perform literary analysis.Designed to be used alongside primary theoretical texts as an introduction totheory or alongside literary texts as a model for performing literary analysis.Presents a series of exemplary readings of particular literary texts such asJane Eyre Heart of Darkness Ulysses To the Lighthouse and MidnightsChildren.Provides a brief history of the rise of literary theory in the twentiethcentury in order that students understand the historical contexts fordifferent theories.Presents an alphabetically organized series of entries on key figures andpublications from Adorno to Ziek.Features descriptions of the major movements in literary theory from criticaltheory through to postcolonial theory. «