Literature : an introduction to theory and analysis / edited by Mads Rosendahl Thomsen, Lasse Horne Kjældgaard, Lis Møller, Dan Ringgaard, Lilan Munk Rösing, and Peter Simonsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thomsen, Mads Rosendahl, 1972- editor.

Kjældgaard, Lasse Horne, editor.

Møller, Lis, editor.

Ringgaard, Dan, editor.

Rösing, Lilan Munk, editor.

Simonsen, Peter, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Physical Description:

ix, 454 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2017.

Summary:

How does literature work? And what does it mean? How does it relate to the world: to politics, to history, to the environment? How do we analyse and interpret a literary text? This wide-ranging introduction helps students to explore these and many other essential questions in the study of literature, criticism and theory. In a series of introductory chapters, leading international scholars present the fundamental topics of literary studies through conceptual definitions as well as interpretative readings of works familiar from a range of world literary traditions. In an easy-to-navigate format, Literature: An Introduction to Theory and Analysis covers such topics as: Key definitions - from plot, character and style to genre, trope and author, Literature's relationship to the surrounding world - ethics, politics, gender and nature, Modes of literature and criticism - from books to performance, from creative to critical writing, With annotated reading guides throughout and a glossary of major critical schools this is an essential introduction to the study of literature at all levels. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Texts

1 Literature / Lasse Horne Kjældgaard Kjældgaard, Lasse Horne, Peter Simonsen Simonsen, Peter 5

2 Interpretation / Jesper Gulddal Gulddal, Jesper 15

3 Genre / Eva Hättner Aurelius Aurelius, Eva Hättner 27

4 Narrative / Stefan Iversen Iversen, Stefan 43

5 Character / Lis Møller Møller, Lis 55

6 The Narrator / Jan Alber Alber, Jan 67

7 Style / Lilian Munk Rösing Rösing, Lilian Munk 81

8 Sensation / Isak Winkel Holm Holm, Isak Winkel 93

9 Rhythm / Dan Ringgaard Ringgaard, Dan 107

10 Tropes / Christoph Bode Bode, Christoph 119

11 Intertextuality / Elisabeth Friis Friis, Elisabeth 131

Part II Contexts

12 Author / Jon Helt Haarder Haarder, Jon Helt 147

13 Reader / Winfried Fluck Fluck, Winfried 157

14 History / Mads Rosendahl Thomsen Thomsen, Mads Rosendahl 159

15 Ethics / Lasse Horne Kjældgaard Kjældgaard, Lasse Horne 179

16 Politics / Jakob Ladegaard Ladegaard, Jakob 189

17 Gender / Lilla Toke Toke, Lilla, Karen Weingarten Weingarten, Karen 201

18 Ethnicity / Tabish Khair Khair, Tabish 213

19 Desire / Lilian Munk Rösing Rösing, Lilian Munk 225

20 Nature / Peter Mortensen Mortensen, Peter 239

21 Place / Frederik Tygstrup Tygstrup, Frederik 251

22 Things / Karin Sanders Sanders, Karin 261

23 Mobility / Søren Frank Frank, Søren 273

24 Memory / Ann Rigney Rigney, Ann 285

Part III Practices

25 Archive / Dennis Yi Tenen Tenen, Dennis Yi 299

26 Books / Tore Rye Andersen Andersen, Tore Rye 311

27 Remediation / Kiene Brillenburg Wurth Wurth, Kiene Brillenburg 327

28 Art / Peter Simonsen Simonsen, Peter 339

29 Performance / Claire Warden Warden, Claire 349

30 Translation / Karen Emmerich Emmerich, Karen 361

31 Creative Writing / Kiene Brillenburg Wurth Wurth, Kiene Brillenburg 373

32 Critical Writing / Gloria Fisk Fisk, Gloria 385

33 Quality / Susan Bassnett Bassnett, Susan 397.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1474271960

9781474271967

9781474271974

1474271979

OCLC:

940281280