Literary Theory |
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| Author:
| Culler, Jonathan |
| Series title: | A Brief Insight Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4027-8212-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature#133;and does it matter? These are the kinds of questions Jonathan Culler addresses, and he illuminates a subject often perceived as impenetrable. In addition to outlining the ideas behind various schools (including deconstruction, semiotics, structuralism, and post-colonialism), he offers insights into theories about the nature of language,...
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What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature#133;and does it matter? These are the kinds of questions Jonathan Culler addresses, and he illuminates a subject often perceived as impenetrable. In addition to outlining the ideas behind various schools (including deconstruction, semiotics, structuralism, and post-colonialism), he offers insights into theories about the nature of language, meaning, interpretation, poetics, rhetoric, narrative, and readership.
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