An Introduction to Literature Criticism and Theory
Bennett, Andrew and Nicholas Royle
| Publication Date |
2004 |
| ISBN |
0582822955 |
| Publisher |
Longman |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Condition |
Good+, sound copy |
| SKU |
21443 |
| Notes |
Rubbed to edges. Light reading wear. Clean and sound. |
Description
Paperback. 344pp. Third edition. Starting at the beginning' and concluding with the end', the book covers topics that range from the familiar (character, narrative, the author) to the more unusual (secrets, pleasure, ghosts). Eschewing abstract -isms, Bennett and Royle successfully illuminate complex ideas by direct study so that a reading of Jane Eyre opens up ways of thinking about racial difference, whilst Chaucer, Raymond Chandler and Monty Python are all invoked in a discussion of literary laughter. Each chapter ends with a narrative guide to further reading and the book also includes a glossary and bibliography.
