Introduction to Critical Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Introduction to Critical Theory write by David Held. This book was released on 2013-05-02. Introduction to Critical Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The writings of the Frankfurt school, in particular of Horkheimer, Adorno, Marcuse, and Jurgen Habermas, caught the imagination of the radical movements of the 1960s and 1970s and became a key element in the Marxism of the New Left. Partly due to their rise to prominence during the political turmoil of the 1960s, the work of these critical theorists has been the subject of continuing controversy in both political and academic circles. However, their ideas are frequently misunderstood. In this major work, now available from Polity Press, David Held presents a much-needed introduction to, and evaluation of, critical theory. Some of the major themes he considers are critical theory's relation to Marx's critique of political economy, Freudian psychoanalysis, aesthetics and the philosophy of history. There is also an extended discussion of critical theory's substantive contribution to the analysis of capitalism, culture, the family, the individual, as well as its contribution to epistemology and methodology.
Literary Theory
Literary Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Literary Theory write by Johannes Willem Bertens. This book was released on 2001. Literary Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This accessible guide provides the ideal first step in understanding literary theory.
Critical Theory
Critical Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Critical Theory write by Max Horkheimer. This book was released on 1972-01-01. Critical Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. These essays, written in the 1930s and 1940s, represent a first selection in English from the major work of the founder of the famous Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt. Horkheimer's writings are essential to an understanding of the intellectual background of the New Left and the to much current social-philosophical thought, including the work of Herbert Marcuse. Apart from their historical significance and even from their scholarly eminence, these essays contain an immediate relevance only now becoming fully recognized.
Using Critical Theory
Using Critical Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Using Critical Theory write by Lois Tyson. This book was released on 2011-11-16. Using Critical Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explaining both why theory is important and how to use it, Lois Tyson introduces beginning students of literature to this often daunting area in a friendly and approachable style. The new edition of this textbook is clearly structured with chapters based on major theories that students are expected to cover in their studies. Key features include: coverage of major theories including psychoanalysis, Marxism, feminism, lesbian/gay/queer theories, postcolonial theory, African American theory, and a new chapter on New Criticism (formalism) practical demonstrations of how to use these theories on short literary works selected from canonical authors including William Faulkner and Alice Walker a new chapter on reader-response theory that shows students how to use their personal responses to literature while avoiding typical pitfalls new sections on cultural criticism for each chapter new ‘further practice’ and ‘further reading’ sections for each chapter a useful "next step" appendix that suggests additional literary titles for extra practice. Comprehensive, easy to use, and fully updated throughout, Using Critical Theory is the ideal first step for students beginning degrees in literature, composition and cultural studies.
Critical Theory Today
Critical Theory Today - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Critical Theory Today write by Lois Tyson. This book was released on 2012-09-10. Critical Theory Today available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Critical Theory Today is the essential introduction to contemporary criticial theory. It provides clear, simple explanations and concrete examples of complex concepts, making a wide variety of commonly used critical theories accessible to novices without sacrificing any theoretical rigor or thoroughness. This new edition provides in-depth coverage of the most common approaches to literary analysis today: feminism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, reader-response theory, new criticism, structuralism and semiotics, deconstruction, new historicism, cultural criticism, lesbian/gay/queer theory, African American criticism, and postcolonial criticism. The chapters provide an extended explanation of each theory, using examples from everyday life, popular culture, and literary texts; a list of specific questions critics who use that theory 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; and a bibliography of primary and secondary works for further reading.
