This book attempts to see through the definitions, judgments and the characteristic features of the literary theories and the critical schools of literature, offering special emphasis on the concepts of beauty, aesthetics, modernism, postmodernism, structuralism, meta-narrative, semiotics, deconstruction and on the philosophical psyche of criticism itself that have swept the critical consciousness of the 20 century. The work is patterned in to be elaborate and ...
Shakespearean Scholarship and Criticism: A Perspective
There is no end of knowledge on Shakespeare, the greatest of authors in any language, ancient or modern, who survives all the changes of linguistic fashion and makes an essential appeal to all cultures. Besides answering questions from the plays proper one needs a critical attention on Shakespearean scholarship and criticism that offer a glimpse into his cosmos. This collection attempts to be an easy-to-use reference for the students, the teachers, the research ...