The Literary Theory Toolkit: A Compendium of Concepts and Methods

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Wiley, May 3, 2011 - Literary Criticism - 320 pages
The Literary Theory Toolkit offers readers a rich compendium of key terms, concepts, and arguments necessary for the study of literature in a critical-theoretical context.
  • Includes varied examples drawn from readily available literary texts spanning all periods and genres
  • Features a chapter on performance, something not usually covered in similar texts
  • Covers differing theories of the public sphere, ideology, power, and the social relations necessary for the understanding of approaches to literature

About the author (2011)

Herman Rapaport is Reynolds Professor of English, Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA. He has published several books on aspects of Jacques Derrida's work and is currently doing research in the Derrida archives for a forthcoming project Archival Derrida.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Literary Theory Toolkit: A Compendium of Concepts and Methods
AuthorHerman Rapaport
Editionillustrated
PublisherWiley, 2011
ISBN144439567X, 9781444395679
Length320 pages
Subjects › 

Language Arts & Disciplines / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Reference
Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory
  
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