Bloomsbury handbook of literary and cultural theory

Contributor(s):

Di Leo, Jeffrey R

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Bloomsbury handbooks in literary studiesPublication details: London Bloomsbury 2019Description: xiii, 784p. 25 cmISBN:

9781350012806

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Additional physical formats: Electronic version:: Bloomsbury handbook of literary and cultural theory.DDC classification:

801 23 BL-

Contents:

Part one. Essays -- 1. Early Theory / Paul Allen Miller -- 2. Structuralism and Semiotics / Herman Rapaport -- 3. Narrative and Narratology / Gerald Prince -- 4. Marxism / Peter Hitchcock -- 5. Poststructuralism / Daniel T. O'Hara -- 6. Historicisms / Harold Aram Veeser -- 7. Psychoanalytic Theory / Jean-Michel Rabaté -- 8. Rhetoric / Steven Mailloux -- 9. Deconstruction / Henry Sussman -- 10. Feminism / Robin Truth Goodman -- 11. Cultural Studies / John Frow -- 12. Postmodernism / Jeffrey T. Nealon -- 13. Race and Postcolonial Studies / Nicole Simek -- 14. Ecocriticism / Claire Colebrook -- 15. Biopower and Biopolitics / Gregg Lambert -- 16. Pop Culture / Aaron Jaffe -- 17. Comparativisms / Alexander Beecroft -- 18. Translation / Brian O'Keeffe -- 19. Media Studies / Toby Miller -- 20. Digital Humanities / Joseph Tabbi -- 21. Late Capitalism / Henry A. Giroux -- 22. Identity Studies / Mike Hill -- 23. Materialisms / Chris Breu -- 24. Posthumanism / Zahi Zalloua -- 25. University Studies / Jeffrey J. Williams -- 26. Affect Studies / Sean Grattan -- 27. Antitheory / Vincent Leitch -- Part two. Terms and Figures.

Summary: The Bloomsbury handbook of literary and cultural theory is the most comprehensive available survey of the state of theory in the 21st century. With chapters written by the world's leading scholars in their field, this book explores the latest thinking in traditional schools such as feminist, Marxist, historicist, psychoanalytic, and postcolonial criticism and new areas of research in ecocriticism, biopolitics, affect studies, posthumanism, materialism, and many other fields. In addition, the book includes a substantial A-to-Z compendium of key words and important thinkers in contemporary theory, making this an essential resource for scholars of literary and cultural theory at all levels. -- Back cover.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	General Books	Main Library	801 BL- (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		140863

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The Bloomsbury handbook of literary and cultural theory is the most comprehensive available survey of the state of theory in the 21st century. With chapters written by the world's leading scholars in their field, this book explores the latest thinking in traditional schools such as feminist, Marxist, historicist, psychoanalytic, and postcolonial criticism and new areas of research in ecocriticism, biopolitics, affect studies, posthumanism, materialism, and many other fields. In addition, the book includes a substantial A-to-Z compendium of key words and important thinkers in contemporary theory, making this an essential resource for scholars of literary and cultural theory at all levels. -- Back cover.

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