02153    a2200241   450000500170000000800390001702000220005603700360007804000070011404100080012107200150012907200150014407200130015907200130017207200210018507200180020610000150022424500490023925000060028826000320029430000100032652015750033620250526161925.0250430042023GB                   eng    a9780367709426qBC  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 42.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aDSB2thema7 aDSA2thema7 aDSB2bic7 aDSA2bic7 aLIT0000002bisac7 a801.952bisac1 aLois Tyson10aCritical Theory TodaybA User-Friendly Guide  a4  aOxfordbRoutledgec20230425  a478 p  bThis thoroughly updated fourth edition of Critical Theory Today offers an accessible introduction to contemporary critical theory, providing in-depth coverage of the most common approaches to literary analysis today, including: feminism; psychoanalysis; Marxism; reader-response theory; New Criticism; structuralism and semiotics; deconstruction; new historicism and cultural criticism; lesbian, gay, and queer theory; African American criticism; and postcolonial criticism and ecocriticism. This new edition features: • A brand new chapter on ecocriticism, including sections on deep ecology, eco-Marxism, ecofeminism (including radical, Marxist, and vegetarian ecofeminisms), and postcolonial ecocriticism and environmental justice • Considerable updates to the chapters on feminist theory, African American theory, postcolonial theory, and LGBTQ theories, including terminology and theoretical concepts • An extended explanation of each theory, using examples from everyday life, popular culture, and a variety of literary texts • A list of specific questions critics ask about literary texts • An interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby through the lens of each theory • A list of questions for further practice to guide readers in applying each theory to different literary works • Updated and expanded bibliographies Both engaging and rigorous, this is a "how-to" book for undergraduate and graduate students new to critical theory and for college professors who want to broaden their repertoire of critical approaches to literature.