Modern literary theory and ancient texts : an introduction / Thomas A. Schmitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmitz, Thomas A., 1963-

Standardized Title:

Moderne Literaturtheorie und antike Texte. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criticism--History--20th century.

Criticism.

Classical literature--History and criticism.

Classical literature.

Classical literature--Criticism, Textual.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do classical literary texts convey meaning; who interprets that meaning; and how does it relate to things historical, social, political, or personal?. This book provides students and scholars of classical literature with a practical guide to modern literary theory and criticism. Using a clear and concise approach, it navigates readers through various theoretical approaches, including Russian Formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, gender studies, and New Historicism. The text offers a cohesive and structured account of the developments of theory during the twentieth century. Designed spe

Contents:

Modern LiteraryTheory and Ancient Texts : An Introduction; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments for the English Translation; Introduction; 1 Russian Formalism; 2 Structuralism; 3 Narratology; 4 Mikhail Bakhtin; 5 Intertextuality; 6 Reader-Response Criticism; 7 Orality – Literacy; 8 Deconstruction; 9 Michel Foucault and Discourse Analysis; 10 NewHistoricism; 11 Feminist Approaches/Gender Studies; 12 Psychoanalytic Approaches; Conclusions?; Additional Notes; References and Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-232) and index.

ISBN:

9786611309237

9781281309235

1281309230

9780470692295

0470692294

9780470691533

0470691530

OCLC:

476171544