A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature

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Now in its fifth edition, a Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature has become both a standard introduction to the close reading of literature and an invaluable resource for English graduate students. It offers students and other readers a variety of ways to interpret a piece of literature, ranging from historical/biographical and moral/philosophical approaches through the formalist, the psychological, the mythic and archetypal, and into such contemporary perspectives as feminist criticism and cultural studies. The book applies these diverse approaches to the same six classic works-“To His Coy Mistress,” Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, “Young Goodman Brown,” “Everyday Use,” and, new to this edition, Frankenstein-showing students how various methods offer different insights and enriching their response to and understanding of the individual works. The fifth edition is enhanced by the addition of Frankenstein, a complex work that lends itself to multiple levels of interpretation and is familiar in both its cinematic and literary forms. The coverage of Franenstein incorporates material on popular culture-discussions of various fiction, stage, film, and television appearances of the work-as well as several photographs. This edition also features organizational and content changes that bring the volume up-to-date with contemporary literary criticism. Offering a valuable combination of theory and practice, A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature, Fifth Edition, is ideal for courses in literary criti-cism or theory and can also be used in introduction to literature courses.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Earle Labor

Earle Labor is a Professor of American Literature at Centenary College.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jeanne C. Reesman

Jeanne C. Reesman is Professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR John R. Willingham

John R. Willingham is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Kansas.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lee Morgan

Lee Morgan is Professor of Emeritus of English at Centenary College.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Wilfred L. Guerin

Wilfred L. Guerin is Professor Emeritus of Englis at Louisiana State University.

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Title
A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature
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Edition
Reprint
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ISBN
0195160177
Length
xvi+424p., Figures; References; Index; 22cm.
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