Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction($8.99Value)

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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 2010 and including a new chapter on 'Ethics and aesthetics', it steers a clear and lucid path through an often impenetrable subject. Review from previous edition: "It is impossible to imagine a clearer treatment of the subject, or one that is, within the given limits of length, more comprehensive. Culler has always been remarkable for his expository skills, and here he has found exactly the right method and tone for his purposes." --Sir Frank Kermode"A must read for all literature students." --Bookwise 24/03/2006 A new edition of Jonathan Culler's acclaimed introduction to literary theory A new edition of Jonathan Culler's acclaimed introduction to literary theory Jonathan Culler is Class of 1916 Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Cornell University. He is past president of the American Comparative Literature Association and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Jonathan Culler is Class of 1916 Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Cornell University. He is past president of the American Comparative Literature Association and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.