This succinct introduction to modern theories of literature and the arts demonstrates how each theory is built and what it can accomplish.
- Represents a wide variety of theories, including phenomenological theory, hermeneutical theory, gestalt theory, reception theory, semiotic theory, Marxist theory, deconstruction, anthropological theory, and feminist theory.
- Uses classic literary texts, such as Keats’s Ode on a Grecian Urn, Spenser’s The Shephearde’s Calender and T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land to illustrate his explanations.
- Includes key statements by the major proponents of each theory.
- Presents the different theories objectively, allowing students to decide which if any, they subscribe to.
- Gives students a sense of the potential of theory.
- Includes a glossary of technical terms.
Preface.
1. Introduction.
Why Theory?.
Hard Core and Soft Theory.
Modes of Theory.
Theory and Method.
2. Phenomenological Theory: Ingarden.
The Layered Structure of the Work.
Method derived from Theory.
An Example.
3. Hermeneutical Theory: Gadamer..
Understanding.
Method derived from Theory.
An Example.
4. Gestalt Theory: Gombrich..
Schema and Correction.
An Example.
5. Reception Theory: Iser..
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