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
- ISBN10 1405182822
- ISBN13 9781405182829
- Publish Date 3 February 2012 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Format Paperback
- Pages 206
- Language English