Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0199691347
- ISBN-13
- 9780199691340
- Series
- Literary Theory
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 165
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-07-28
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Jonathan Culler
Description
Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction offers insights into theories about the nature of language and meaning, human identity, and the power of language. Fully updated for 2011 and including a new chapter on 'Ethics and aesthetics', it steers a clear and lucid path through an often impenetrable subject.
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