Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0631172769
- ISBN-13
- 9780631172765
- Series
- Literary Theory
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-12-23
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Author
- Michael Ryan
Description
Michael Ryan's comprehensive textbook on the practice of literary theory demonstrates how the full panoply of theoretical approaches can be used to read the same texts.
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