Rate this book. An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory. Andrew Bennett , Nicholas Royle. Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at 'The Beginning' and concluding with 'The End', chapters range from the familiar, such as 'Character', 'Narrative' and 'The Author', to the more unusual, such as 'Secrets', 'Pleasure' and 'Ghosts'.
Now in its fifth edition, Bennett and Royle's classic textbook successfully illuminates complex ideas by engaging directly with literary works, so that a reading of Jane Eyre opens up ways of thinking about racial difference, for example, while Chaucer, Raymond Chandler and Monty Python are all invoked in a discussion of literature and laughter.
The fifth edition has been revised throughout and includes four new chapters - 'Feelings', 'Wounds', 'Body' and 'Love' - to incorporate exciting recent developments in literary studies.
In addition to further reading sections at the end of each chapter, the book contains a comprehensive bibliography and a glossary of key literary terms. A breath of fresh air in a field that can often seem dry and dauntingly theoretical, this book will open the reader's eyes to the exhilarating possibilities of reading and studying literature. Nonfiction Literary Criticism Criticism Theory More details.
Andrew Bennett 85 books 6 followers. Search review text. This book is a very good introduction to literary theory that also happens to be quite useful for those with some previous knowledge of this subject. It's short and easy to read, with interesting themes such as queer literature explained in an easy way. I really appreciated how the authors included a "further reading" section after each chapter and the examples they used to illustrate complicated concepts.
However, one of its strengths ends up being one of its main weaknesses: due to the short length, no concept is explained thoroughly.
Karl Steel. It has all the virtues of Culler's Very Short Introduction except extreme brevity. By far the best introduction I've read so far that breaks pages. Not useful only for classes that require students to know a particular set of data at the end; for those, a more 'traditional' approach, one divided by critical schools rather than by topics, would be most useful.
Highly, highly recommended to all readers who read more than how-to manuals, and even, perhaps, for them. How astonishing! Phenomenologists and Ethicists? Sajjad thaier. It is the product of the many and complex pressures of the time in which the act occurs. And events in history must always be subject to questioning, deconstruction, even to declaration of their obsolescence. Literary texts are embedded within the social and economic circumstances in which they are produced and consumed.
Narrative power, then, may be the only strategy left for the weak and dispossessed: without narrative power, they may not be heard. Does the blind man own his escort? No, neither do we the story; rather it is the story that owns us and directs us. It is the thing that makes us different from cattle; it is the mark on the face that sets one people apart from their neighbours.
Identical chapter organization helps novices in literary theory understand each of the schools of criticism.
Defining Criticism, Theory, and Literature. A Historical Survey of Literary Criticism. New Criticism. Reader-Response Criticism. Psychoanalytic Criticism. Cultural Poetics or New Historicism. Cultural Studies. Literary Selections. Pearson offers affordable and accessible purchase options to meet the needs of your students. Connect with us to learn more. We're sorry! We don't recognize your username or password. Please try again. The work is protected by local and international copyright laws and is provided solely for the use of instructors in teaching their courses and assessing student learning.
You have successfully signed out and will be required to sign back in should you need to download more resources. This title is out of print. Charles E. Availability This title is out of print. Overview Features Contents Order Overview. Description A core text for introductory courses in Literary Criticism or for first-year-graduate courses in Literary Theory; a supplementary text for introductory courses in Literature. NEW - A detailed page glossary —Provides definitions for all the major and most minor terms associated with the various schools of criticism that appear in bold throughout the text.
Provides avenues of discussion and serves as models for students to emulate. Provides updated coverage of key terms. A consistent format for each school of criticism —1 brief introduction; 2 historical development; 3 philosophical assumptions; 4 methodology; 5 student-written sample essay using the methodology of the particular school of criticism under discussion.
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