Literary Theory

2 books

Study of frameworks for interpreting and analyzing literature. Examines critical schools including formalism, structuralism, poststructuralism, feminism, postcolonialism, and others.

Goals

To understand major theoretical approaches to literature. To analyze how theory shapes interpretation. To examine relationships between literature, culture, and power. To develop skills in applying theoretical frameworks to literary texts.

Books

  • Cover of Discipline and Punish

    Discipline and Punish

    Michel Foucault, 1995

  • Cover of Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction

    Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction

    Jonathan Culler, 2011

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