History of Western Literary Theory

Author: Ma Xinguo
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: This book is comprehensive in scope, extensive in content, innovative in structure, rich in data, combines historical analysis with theoretical discussion, and features clear and fluent language. It can serve as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in Chinese Language and Literature or Art departments. It also holds significant reference value for professionals engaged in literary theory research and literary criticism. This book is a research outcome of the Ministry of Education's "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum Systems in Higher Education Towards the 21st Century" and is designated as a "Curriculum Textbook for the 21st Century." It was revised and completed based on the 1994 publication "History of Western Literary Theory," presenting a complete history of Western literary theory from ancient Greece to the contemporary era. The book is divided into four parts: Ancient Literary Theory, Modern Literary Theory, Contemporary Literary Theory, and Postmodern Literary Theory, elaborating on the main ideas of significant Western literary theorists from ancient Greece to the present and the entire developmental trajectory of Western literary theory.