Critical Theory: A Reader for Literary and Cultural Studies by Parker (English)

Critical Theory by Parker

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Description A wide-ranging and refreshingly up-to-date anthology of primary readings, Critical Theory: A Reader for Literary and Cultural Studies, edited by Robert Dale Parker, presents a provocative mix of contemporary and classic essays in critical theory.

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A wide-ranging and refreshingly up-to-date anthology of primary readings, Critical Theory: A Reader for Literary and Cultural Studies, edited by Robert Dale Parker, presents a provocative mix of contemporary and classic essays in critical theory. From the foundational ideas of Marx and Freud to key writings by Fanon and Foucault, the essays in this collection represent the most influential ideas in modern critical thought and in thecontemporary interpretation of literature and culture. Ideal as a stand-alone reader or as a companion to a critical theory survey--including How to Interpret Literature: Critical Theory forLiterary and Cultural Studies, also by Robert Dale Parker--this collection of seminal readings invites students to join in the ongoing debates and controversies of critical discussion, reading, writing, and interpretation.DISTINCTIVE FEATURES* Provides a comprehensive selection of key works that speak to students' needs and interests without overwhelming them with too many selections* Offers clear,brief, and engaging headnotes at the beginning of each selection that place the essay in context (i.e., what the essay responds to or what responds to it) and elucidate its key arguments* Includes key pieces from cultural studies critics notalways well known in literary studies, including selections on youth culture by Dick Hebdige, Angela McRobbie, and Tricia Rose* Provides a glossary of critical terms, giving students a quick and reliable in-text resource* Covers a variety of theoretical schools--from New Criticism, Structuralism, and Deconstruction to Feminism, Queer Studies, and Postcolonial and Race Studies--weaving connections among chapters to show how these differentmovements respond to and build on each other* Organizes selections by theoretical school, unfolding chronologically and matching the organization of Parker's popular How to Interpret Literature* Features "seealso" recommendations that connect different essays and critical movements from across the volume

Author Biography

Robert Dale Parker is James M. Benson Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Details ISBN 0199797773 ISBN-13 9780199797776 Title Critical Theory Author Parker Format Paperback Year 2012 Pages 896 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:116693378; About Us

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