Contemporary Literary Theory Guide

Author: Selden
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book is co-authored by Raman Selden, Peter Wilson, and Peter Brooker. With concise and clear language, it presents the complex and obscure theories of contemporary literary theory in an accessible manner, outlining a vibrant and striking new landscape of contemporary literary theory for students. Upon its release, it received high praise from academia, attracted a large readership, and became a widely used textbook (1985, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2005). The fourth edition revises and expands the overview of new literary theories from the past 20 years. The last four chapters [Post-structuralist Theory, Postmodernist Theory, Postcolonialist Theory, Queer Theory] nearly occupy half of the book, providing a clear and concise and of the new trends in contemporary literary theory. This Introduction does not claim to offer a broad picture of the field; its discussions are selective and partial (in both senses), providing only a brief overview of the most significant and challenging trends in theoretical debates over the past 30 years (1967-1997).