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An introduction to the work of literary theory—giving tens of thousands of students an unparalleled encounter with what it means to do theory and criticism. Each essay adopts the approach that has won this book such widespread acclaim: each provides a concise history of a literary term, critically explores the issues and questions the term raises, and then puts theory into practice by showing the reading strategies the term permits. Exploring the concepts that shape the way we read, the essays combine to provide an extraordinary introduction to the work of literature and literary study, as the nation’s most distinguished scholars put the tools of critical practice vividly to use.
First Page
274
Source Publication
Critical Terms for Literary Study
Source Editors/Authors
Frank Lentricchia, Thomas McLaughlin
Publication Date
1990
Edition
1
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Recommended Citation
Kwame A. Appiah,
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Critical Terms for Literary Study
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(1990).
Available at:
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/190
