Twentieth-Century Western Literary Theory: A Selected Reading (Vol. 1 & 2)

Author: Qiao Guoqiang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This textbook is edited by Professor Qiao Guoqiang and co-authored by multiple scholars. The primary purpose of compiling this textbook is to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a comprehensive reader that enables them to understand and grasp key documents of 20th-century Western literary theory. In terms of its format, the textbook is written in both Chinese and English: the introductory sections are in Chinese, written by the authors of the book, while the literary documents are selected from original English texts with annotations. This format is adopted mainly to provide students with background knowledge, help overcome reading difficulties, and better comprehend the original texts of the selected literary theories.
The textbook is written in both Chinese and English. The critical texts are in English, while the guides are in Chinese. This approach allows readers to appreciate the charm of the original texts while also better understanding the main ideas and development of the theoretical schools through comparison.
The textbook is divided into two volumes. The first volume mainly includes literary theories discussing poetry, fiction, and drama, while the second volume focuses on methodological articles. Since the book is named "Selected Readings in 20th-Century Western Literary Theory," it naturally needs to consider the broad applicability of "breadth." Therefore, the selected articles span nearly a century in time. Western Marxism holds an important position in 20th-century literary theory and is appropriately included in sufficient quantity.