Critical Theory Today

Höfundur: Lois Tyson (Útgáfa: 4)
Critical Theory Today

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This thoroughly updated fourth edition of Critical Theory Today offers an accessible introduction to contemporary critical theory, providing in-depth coverage of the most common approaches to literary analysis today, including: feminism; psychoanalysis; Marxism; reader-response theory; New Criticism; structuralism and semiotics; deconstruction; new historicism and cultural criticism; lesbian, gay, and queer theory; African American criticism; and postcolonial criticism and ecocriticism.

This new edition features: • A brand new chapter on ecocriticism, including sections on deep ecology, eco-Marxism, ecofeminism (including radical, Marxist, and vegetarian ecofeminisms), and postcolonial ecocriticism and environmental justice • Considerable updates to the chapters on feminist theory, African American theory, postcolonial theory, and LGBTQ theories, including terminology and theoretical concepts • An extended explanation of each theory, using examples from everyday life, popular culture, and a variety of literary texts • A list of specific questions critics ask about literary texts • An interpretation of F.

Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby through the lens of each theory • A list of questions for further practice to guide readers in applying each theory to different literary works • Updated and expanded bibliographies Both engaging and rigorous, this is a "how-to" book for undergraduate and graduate students new to critical theory and for college professors who want to broaden their repertoire of critical approaches to literature.

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Útgefandi
Taylor & Francis
ISBN
9781000852615
Print ISBN
9780367709426
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
4
Höfundar
Lois Tyson
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2023-04-25
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Half Title Page
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface to the fourth edition
  • Preface for instructors
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Everything you wanted to know about critical theory but were afraid to ask
  • 2 Psychoanalytic criticism
  • The origins of the unconscious
  • The defenses, anxiety, and core issues
  • Dreams and dream symbols
  • The meaning of death
  • The meaning of sex
  • Lacanian psychoanalysis
  • Classical psychoanalysis and literature
  • Some questions psychoanalytic critics ask about literary texts
  • “What’s Love Got to Do with It?”: a psychoanalytic reading of The Great Gatsby
  • Questions for further practice: psychoanalytic approaches to other literary works
  • For further study
  • For advanced study
  • 3 Marxist criticism
  • The fundamental premises of Marxism
  • The class system in America
  • The role of ideology
  • Human behavior, the commodity, and the family
  • Marxism and literature
  • Some questions Marxist critics ask about literary texts
  • You are what you own: a Marxist reading of The Great Gatsby
  • Questions for further practice: Marxist approaches to other literary works
  • For further study
  • For advanced study
  • 4 Feminist criticism
  • Traditional gender roles
  • Getting beyond patriarchy
  • French feminism
  • Multicultural feminism
  • Gender studies and feminism
  • Alternatives to the current way we conceptualize gender
  • The relationship between sex and gender
  • The relationship between sexuality and gender
  • A summary of feminist premises
  • The four waves of feminism
  • Feminism and literature
  • Some questions feminist critics ask about literary texts
  • “… next they’ll throw everything overboard …”: a feminist reading of The Great Gatsby
  • Questions for further practice: feminist approaches to other literary works
  • For further study
  • For advanced study
  • 5 New Criticism
  • “The text itself”
  • Literary language and organic unity
  • A New Critical reading of “there is a girl inside”
  • New Criticism as intrinsic, objective criticism
  • The single best interpretation
  • The question New Critics asked about literary texts
  • The “deathless song” of longing: a New Critical reading of The Great Gatsby
  • Questions for further practice: New Critical approaches to other literary works
  • For further study
  • For advanced study
  • 6 Reader-response criticism
  • “The house passage”: a reading exercise
  • Transactional reader-response theory
  • Affective stylistics
  • Subjective reader-response theory
  • Psychological reader-response theory
  • Social reader-response theory
  • Defining readers
  • Some questions reader-response critics ask about literary texts
  • Projecting the reader: a reader-response analysis of The Great Gatsby
  • Questions for further practice: reader-response approaches to other literary works
  • For further study
  • For advanced study
  • 7 Structuralist criticism
  • Structural linguistics
  • Structural anthropology
  • Semiotics
  • Structuralism and literature
  • The structure of literary genres
  • The structure of narrative (structuralist narratology)
  • The structure of literary interpretation
  • Some questions structuralist critics ask about literary texts
  • “Seek and ye shall find”… and then lose: a structuralist reading of The Great Gatsby
  • Questions for further practice: structuralist approaches to other literary works
  • For further study
  • For advanced study
  • 8 Deconstructive criticism
  • Deconstructing language
  • Deconstructing our world
  • Deconstructing human identity
  • Deconstructing literature
  • A deconstructive reading of Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall”
  • Some questions deconstructive critics ask about literary texts
  • “… the thrilling, returning trains of my youth …”: a deconstructive reading of The Great Gatsby
  • Questions for further practice: deconstructive approaches to other literary works
  • For further study
  • For advanced study
  • 9 New historical and cultural criticism
  • New historicism
  • New historicism and literature
  • Cultural criticism
  • Cultural criticism and literature
  • Some questions new historical and cultural critics ask about literary texts
  • The discourse of the self-made man: a new historical reading of The Great Gatsby
  • Questions for further practice: new historical and cultural criticism of other literary works
  • For further study
  • For advanced study
  • 10 Lesbian, gay, and queer criticism
  • The marginalization of LGBTQ people
  • Lesbian criticism
  • Gay criticism
  • Queer criticism
  • Some shared features of lesbian, gay, and queer criticism
  • Homosocial bonding
  • Homoerotic imagery
  • Same-sex “doubles”
  • Transgressive sexuality
  • Some questions lesbian, gay, and queer critics ask about literary texts
  • Will the real Nick Carraway please come out? A queer reading of The Great Gatsby
  • Questions for further practice: lesbian, gay, and queer approaches to other literary works
  • For further study
  • For advanced study
  • 11 African American criticism
  • Racial issues and African American literary history
  • Recent developments: critical race theory
  • Basic tenets of critical race theory
  • Basic tenets explained
  • White privilege
  • The problem with liberalism
  • Racial realism
  • African American criticism and literature
  • Some questions African American critics ask about literary texts
  • But where’s Harlem? An African American reading of The Great Gatsby
  • Questions for further practice: African American approaches to other literary works
  • For further study
  • For advanced study
  • 12 Postcolonial criticism
  • Colonialist ideology and postcolonial identity
  • Foundational postcolonial debates
  • Globalization and the “end” of postcolonial theory
  • Postcolonial theory and global tourism
  • Postcolonial theory and global conservation
  • Postcolonial criticism and literature
  • Some questions postcolonial critics ask about literary texts
  • The colony within: a postcolonial reading of The Great Gatsby
  • Questions for further practice: postcolonial approaches to other literary works
  • For further study
  • For advanced study
  • 13 Ecocriticism
  • Deep ecology
  • Eco-Marxism
  • Ecofeminism
  • Radical ecofeminism
  • Marxist ecofeminism
  • Vegetarian ecofeminism
  • Postcolonial ecocriticism and environmental justice
  • Ecocriticism and literature
  • Some questions ecocritics ask about literary texts
  • “ … the real snow, our snow … ”: an ecocritical reading of The Great Gatsby
  • Questions for further practice: ecocritical approaches to other literary works
  • For further study
  • For advanced study
  • 14 Gaining an overview
  • Index