History of Western Literary Theory

Author: Ma Xinguo
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: A History of Western Literary Theory (Revised Edition) is comprehensive in scope, rich in content, innovative in structure, well-documented, and combines historical analysis with theoretical discussion, featuring clear and fluent language. It can serve as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in Chinese and art departments, and holds significant reference value for professionals engaged in literary theory research and literary criticism. The book is a revised version of A History of Western Literary Theory published in 1994, presenting a complete history of Western literary theory from ancient Greece to the contemporary era. It is divided into four parts: Ancient Literary Theory, Modern Literary Theory, Contemporary Literary Theory, and Postmodern Literary Theory, elaborating on the major viewpoints of important Western literary theorists and the entire developmental process of Western literary theory. The book is comprehensive in scope, rich in content, innovative in structure, well-documented, and combines historical analysis with theoretical discussion, featuring clear and fluent language. It can serve as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in Chinese and art departments, and holds significant reference value for professionals engaged in literary theory research and literary criticism.