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This textbook, "Texts and Contexts : Writing about Literature with Critical Theory" by Steven Lynn, offers insightful perspectives on literary criticism. Published by Longman Publishing Group in 2000, it is a trade paperback format with 288 pages. The publication name, subject, type, format, language, author, publisher, and publication year are all included in the aspects section. Ideal for literature students, this book measures 8.2 inches in length, 5.5 inches in width, and 0.5 inches in height, and weighs 10.8 ounces. It is a valuable addition to any reader’s collection and provides an in-depth analysis of literary theory. Perfect for those who want to hone their writing skills and gain a deeper understanding of literature, this book is a must-have.
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PublisherLongman Publishing Group
ISBN-100321081048
ISBN-139780321081049
eBay Product ID (ePID)1707983
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameTexts and Contexts : Writing about Literature with Critical Theory
SubjectGeneral
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
AuthorSteven Lynn
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight10.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN00-044991
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal808/.0668
Table Of Content(Each chapter ends with Works Cited and Recommended Further Reading sections.) Preface. 1. An Introduction, Theoretically. Textual Tours. Checking Some Baggage. Anything to Declare? 2. Critical Visions: A Selective Tour. New Criticism. From Here at The New Yorker, Brendan Gill. Reader-Response Criticism. Deconstructive Criticism. Biographical, Historical, and New Historical Criticism. Psychological Criticism. Feminist Criticism. Other Approaches. The Purpose of New Criticism. Basic Principles Reflected. Ars Poetica, Archibald MacLeish. Radicals in Tweed Jackets. How to Do New Criticism. The Writing Process: A Sample Essay. The Mother, Gwendolyn Brooks. Practicing New Criticism. Forgiving my Father, Lucille Clifton. My Father's Martial Art, Stephen Shu-ning Liu. 4. Creating the Text: Reader-Response Criticism. The Purpose of Reader-Response Criticism. New Criticism as the Old Criticism. The Reader Emerges. Hypertextual Readers. How to Do Reader-Response Criticism. Love Poem #1, Sandra Cisneros. Making Sense. Subjective Response. Receptive Response. The Writing Process: A Sample Essay. Preparing to Respond. A Very Short Story, Ernest Hemmingway. Practicing Reader-Response Criticism. Since There's No Help, Michael Drayton. Killing the Bear, Judith Minty. 5. Opening up the Text: Deconstructive Criticism. The Purpose of Deconstruction. How to Do Deconstruction. Sailing to Byzantium, William Butler Yeats. The Writing Process: A Sample Essay. Discovery, Amy Clampitt. Practicing Deconstructive Criticism. Cut Through the Anxiety, USC Continuing Education. London, William Blake. 6. Connecting the Text: Biographical, Historical, and New Historical Criticism. The Purposes of Biographical, Historical, and New Historical Criticism. Biographical Criticism. When I Consider How My Light is Spent, John Milton. Historical Criticism. Cultural Studies. New Historicism. History as Text. Marxist Criticism. Postcolonial Studies. How to Do Biographical, Historical, and New Historical Criticism. The Writing Process: Sample Essays. Reunion, John Cheever. A Biographical Essay. Practicing Biographical, Historical, and New Historical Criticism. Cartoon, Stan Hunt. Cartoon, Rowland Wilson. 7. Minding the Work: Psychological Criticism. The Purpose of Psychological Criticism. How to Do Psychological Criticism. A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal, William Wordsworth. The Writing Process: A Sample Essay. From Hamlet, William Shakespeare. Practicing Psychological Criticism. A Narrow Fellow in the Grass, Emily Dickinson. O to Be a Dragon, Marianne Moore. 8. Gendering the Text: Feminist Criticism. The Purpose of Feminist Criticism. How to Do Feminist Criticism. From A Serious Proposal, Mary Astell. The Writing Process: A Sample Essay. To Miss_______ O
SynopsisTexts and Contexts: Writing About Literature with Critical Theory provides an accessible introduction to contemporary critical theories from new criticism to cultural studies as part of the practice of writing about literature. An ideal supplement to any literature anthology, this text works in composition courses that introduce literature to freshman as well as in upper-level theory courses. Providing a wealth of writing strategies, the text explains the assumptions underlying the various critical theories, and then takes the students through the process of employing these methods to enrich their engagements with literature. This 3rd Edition includes a new Chapter 1, "An Introduction, Theoretically" as well as updated coverage of research and the Internet.
LC Classification NumberPE1479.C7L96 2001
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