{"product_id":"critical-theory-today-lois-tyson-9780415506748","title":"Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis thoroughly updated third edition of \u003ci\u003eCritical Theory Today\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea major expansion of the chapter on postcolonial criticism that includes topics such as Nordicism, globalization and the 'end' of postcolonial theory, global tourism and global conservation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ean extended explanation of each theory, using examples from everyday life, popular culture, and literary texts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea list of specific questions critics ask about literary texts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ean interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e through the lens of each theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea list of questions for further practice to guide readers in applying each theory to different literary works\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eupdated and expanded bibliographies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lois Tyson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415506743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415506748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Lois Tyson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119681925375,"sku":"9780415506748","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26d75707-28db-40f4-8526-cae39b5926d4.jpg?v=1687410433","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-theory-today-lois-tyson-9780415506748","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}