History of Western Literary Theory (Revised Edition)

Author: Ma Xinguo, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-01-17
Features: This book is a revised and completed version based on A History of Western Literary Theory, published in 1994. It is a comprehensive history of Western literary theory from ancient Greece to the present. The book is divided into four parts: Ancient Literary Theory, Modern Literary Theory, Contemporary Literary Theory, and Postmodern Literary Theory. It elaborates on the main ideas of important literary theorists from ancient Greece to the present and the entire development process of Western literary theory. The book is extensive in scope, comprehensive in content, innovative in structure, well-documented, and combines historical analysis with theoretical discussion. It features clear and fluent language. It can serve as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in departments of Chinese studies and art. It also holds significant reference value for professionals engaged in literary theory research and literary criticism.