Presents criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights, and literary theorists from 1900-1999 with every fourth volume covering major literary movements and trends.
This Is An Invaluable Reference Book For Anyone Interested In The Field Of Literary Criticism In The Twentieth Century.
20th [Twentieth] Century Literary Criticism: A Reader
Presents literary criticism on the works of twentieth-century writers of all genres, nations, and cultures.
A thoroughly revised edition of this successful undergraduate introduction to literary theory, this text includes core pieces by leading theorists from Russian Formalists to Postmodernist and Post-colonial critics.
A full citation and annotation precede each of the approximately 50 essays per volume. The series currently covers more than 1, 000 authors and also includes numerous entries focusing on literary topics and individual works.
Together these volumes provide the most comprehensive survey available of traditional and radical literary theory in action.
Excerpts from criticism of the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers and other creative writers who lived between 1900 and 1960, from the first published critical appraisals to...
Twentieth Century Criticism: The Major Statements
A thoroughly revised edition of this successful undergraduate introduction to literary theory, this text includes core pieces by leading theorists from Russian Formalists to Postmodernist and Post-colonial critics. An ideal...
A full citation and annotation precede each of the approximately 50 essays per volume. The series currently covers more than 1, 000 authors and also includes numerous entries focusing on literary topics and individual works.