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Literary Theory

Paperback • 2000 • English

Literary Theory: A very short introduction

By Jonathan Culler

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About the book

What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter? These are some of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in this Very Short Introduction to literary theory. Often a controversial subject, said to have transformed the study of culture and society in the past two decades, literary theory is accused of undermining respect for tradition and truth and encouraging suspicion about the political and psychological implicati...Show more

Biography, Literature and Literary studies

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9780192853837

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

Literary Theory

Format

Paperback

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