The Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory (Wiley Blackwell Guides to Literature)

This student-friendly text introduces students to the history and scope of literary theory, as well as showing them how to perform literary analysis. Designed to be used alongside primary theoretical texts as an introduction to theory or alongside literary texts as a model for performing literary analysis. Presents a series of exemplary readings of particular literary texts such as Jane Eyre, Heart of Darkness, Ulysses, To the Lighthouse and Midnight's Children . Provides a brief history of the rise of literary theory in the twentieth century, in order that students understand the historical contexts for different theories. Presents an alphabetically organized series of entries on key figures and publications, from Adorno to ?i?ek. Features descriptions of the major movements in literary theory, from critical theory through to postcolonial theory. CONTENTS......Page 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 10 INTRODUCTION......Page 13 THE RISE OF LITERARY THEORY......Page 27 Timeline......Page 69 THE SCOPE OF LITERARY THEORY......Page 75 Critical Theory......Page 77 Cultural Studies......Page 84 Deconstruction......Page 91 Ethnic Studies......Page 98 Feminist Theory......Page 106 Gender and Sexuality......Page 114 Marxist Theory......Page 120 Narrative Theory......Page 127 New Criticism......Page 134 New Historicism......Page 141 Postcolonial Studies......Page 147 Postmodernism......Page 156 Poststructuralism......Page 166 Psychoanalysis......Page 175 Reader-Response Theory......Page 186 Structuralism and Formalism......Page 193 KEY FIGURES IN LITERARY THEORY......Page 203 Theodor Adorno (1903–69)......Page 205 Louis Althusser (1918–90)......Page 206 Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (1895–1975)......Page 208 Roland Barthes (1915–80)......Page 209 Jean Baudrillard (1929–)......Page 211 Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)......Page 212 Homi Bhabha (1949–)......Page 214 Pierre Bourdieu (1930–2002)......Page 215 Judith Butler (1956–)......Page 216 Hazel Carby (1948–)......Page 218 Hélène Cixous (1937–)......Page 219 Teresa de Lauretis (1939–)......Page 220 Gilles Deleuze (1925–95) and Félix Guattari (1930–92)......Page 221 Paul de Man (1919–83)......Page 223 Jacques Derrida (1930–2004)......Page 225 Terry Eagleton (1943–)......Page 226 Frantz Fanon (1925–61)......Page 228 Stanley Fish (1938–)......Page 229 Michel Foucault (1926–84)......Page 231 Henry Louis Gates (1950–)......Page 232 Sandra Gilbert (1936–) and Susan Gubar (1944–)......Page 234 Stephen Greenblatt (1943–)......Page 235 Stuart Hall (1932–)......Page 237 Donna Haraway (1944–)......Page 238 bell hooks (1952–)......Page 239 Linda Hutcheon (1947–)......Page 240 Luce Irigaray (1930–)......Page 242 Wolfgang Iser (1926–)......Page 243 Fredric Jameson (1934–)......Page 245 Julia Kristeva (1941–)......Page 246 Jacques Lacan (1901–81)......Page 248 Jean-François Lyotard (1924–98)......Page 249 J. Hillis Miller (1928–)......Page 251 Edward Said (1935–2003)......Page 253 Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950–)......Page 254 Elaine Showalter (1941–)......Page 256 Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942–)......Page 257 Raymond Williams (1921–88)......Page 259 Slavoj Zizek (1949–)......Page 260 READING WITH LITERARY THEORY......Page 263 William Shakespeare, The Tempest......Page 265 John Keats, “Ode on a Grecian Urn”......Page 268 Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre......Page 271 Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street......Page 276 Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness......Page 279 James Joyce, Ulysses......Page 284 Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse......Page 287 Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God......Page 290 William Butler Yeats, “Leda and the Swan”......Page 293 Samuel Beckett, Endgame......Page 296 Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children......Page 299 Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus......Page 302 CONCLUSION: READING LITERARY THEORY......Page 305 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY......Page 309 GLOSSARY......Page 317 INDEX......Page 337 This Guidebook Introduces Readers To The Sometimes Forbiddingly Arcane World Of Literary Theory, Focusing On Its Fundamental Concepts, And The Most Prominent And Influential Theoretical Figures And Movements. The Blackwell Guide To Literary Theory Explores The Rise Of Literary Theory From The Late Nineteenth Century To The Dawning Of The Twenty-first; Outlines The Major Movements Of Literary Theory, Among Them Deconstruction, Marxist Theory, New Historicism, And Reader-response Theory; Includes Alphabetically Organized Biographies Of Key Figures, From Adorno To Zizek; Offers A Number Of Theoretical Readings Of Literary Texts, Including Jane Eyre, Heart Of Darkness, Ulysses, To The Lighthouse, And Midnight's Children; And Features An In-depth Glossary Of Complex Theoretical Terms, And Useful Suggestions For Further Reading.--jacket. The Rise Of Literary Theory. Timeline. The Scope Of Literary Theory. Critical Theory -- Cultural Studies -- Deconstruction -- Ethnic Studies -- Feminist Theory -- Gender And Sexuality -- Marxist Theory -- Narrative Theory -- New Criticism -- New Historicism -- Postcolonial Studies -- Postmodernism -- Poststructuralism -- Psychoanalysis -- Reader-response Theory -- Structuralism And Formalism. Key Figures In Literary Theory. Theodor Adorno -- Louis Althusser -- Mikhail Mikhailovich Bahktin -- Roland Barthes -- Jean Baudrillard -- Walter Benjamin -- Homi Bhabha -- Pierre Bourdieu -- Judith Butler -- Hazel Carby -- Helen Cixous -- Teresa De Lauretis -- Gilles Deleuze And Felix Guattari -- Paul De Man -- Jacques Derrida -- Terry Eagleton -- Frantz Fanon -- Stanley Fish -- Michel Foucault -- Henry Louis Gates -- Sandra Gilbert And Susan Gubar -- Stephen Greenblatt -- Stuart Hall -- Donna Haraway -- Bell Hooks -- Linda Hutcheon -- Luce Irigaray -- Wolfgang Iser -- Fredric Jameson -- Julia Kristeva -- Jacques Lacan -- Jean-francois Lyotard -- J. Hillis Miller -- Edward Said -- Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick -- Elain Showalter -- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak -- Raymond Williams -- Slavoj Zizek. Reading With Literary Theory. William Shakespeare, The Tempest -- John Keats, Ode On A Grecian Urn -- Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre -- Herman Melville, Bartleby The Scrivener: A Story Of Wall Street -- Joseph Conrad, Heart Of Darkness -- James Joyce, Ulysses -- Virginia Woolf, To The Lighthouse -- Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God -- William Butler Yeats, Leda And The Swan -- Samuel Beckett, Endgame -- Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children -- Angela Carter, Nights At The Circus. Conclusion: Reading Literary Theory. Gregory Castle. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [297]-304) And Index. This student-friendly text introduces students to the history and scope of literary theory, as well as showing them how to perform literary analysis. Designed to be used alongside primary theoretical texts as an introduction to theory or alongside literary texts as a model for performing literary analysis. Presents a series of exemplary readings of particular literary texts such as Jane Eyre, Heart of Darkness, Ulysses, To the Lighthouse and Midnight's Children. Provides a brief history of the rise of literary theory in the twentieth century, in order that students understand the historical contexts for different theories. Presents an alphabetically organized series of entries on key figures and publications, from Adorno to Žižek. Features descriptions of the major movements in literary theory, from critical theory through to postcolonial theory.