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An Introduction to Criticism: Literature - Film - Culture
Contributor(s): Ryan, Michael (Author)
ISBN: 1405182822     ISBN-13: 9781405182829
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $45.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
Dewey: 801.95
LCCN: 2011035306
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.07" W x 9.02" (0.67 lbs) 208 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
An accessible and thorough introduction to literary theory and contemporary critical practice, this book is an essential resource for beginning students of literary criticism.
  • Covers traditional approaches such as formalism and structuralism, as well as more recent developments in criticism such as evolutionary theory, cognitive studies, ethical criticism, and ecocriticism
  • Offers explanations of key works and major ideas in literary criticism and suggests key elements to look for in a literary text
  • Also applies critical approaches to various examples from film studies
  • Helps students to build a critical framework and write analytically