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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Modern Literary Criticism And Theory by M. A. R. Habib
Written in concise and clear language this book offers an historical overview of literary criticism and theory throughout the twentieth century along with a close analysis of some of the most important and commonly taught texts from the period. * Provides an accessible introduction to modern literary theory and criticism * Places various modes of criticism within their historical and intellectual contexts * Offers close readings of some of the major critical texts of the period * Explores the works of a diverse group of 20thcentury writers including Babbitt Woolf Bakhtin Heidegger Lacan Derrida Judith Butler Zizek Nussbaum Negri and Hardt * Covers formalism psychoanalysis structuralism deconstruction Marxism feminism readerresponse criticism historicism gender studies cultural studies and film theory