TY - BOOK AU - Tyson,Lois AU - TI - Critical theory today: a user-friendly guide SN - 0415974097 (hb) U1 - 801.95 22 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Criticism N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface for instructorsAcknowledgements1 Everything you wanted to know about critical theory but were afraid to ask 2 Psychoanalytic criticism 3 Marxist criticism4 Feminist criticism 5 New Criticism 6 Reader-response criticism 7 Structuralist criticism 8 Deconstructive criticism 9 New historical and cultural criticism 10 Lesbian, gay, and queer criticism 11 African American criticism 12 Postcolonial criticism 13 Ecocriticism14 Gaining an overview N2 - This thoroughly updated 2nd edition of Critical Theory Today 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 and ecocriticism. This new edition features: • A brand new chapter on ecocriticism, including sections on deep ecology, eco-Marxism, ecofeminism (including radical, Marxist, and vegetarian ecofeminisms), and postcolonial ecocriticism and environmental justice • Considerable updates to the chapters on feminist theory, African American theory, postcolonial theory, and LGBTQ theories, including terminology and theoretical concepts • An extended explanation of each theory, using examples from everyday life, popular culture, and a variety of literary texts • A list of specific questions critics ask about literary texts • An interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby through the lens of each theory • A list of questions for further practice to guide readers in applying each theory to different literary works • Updated and expanded bibliographies Both 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip066/2006001722.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006001722-d.html ER -