{"product_id":"9781405176668","title":"Modern Literary Criticism and Theory A History","description":"\u003ch1\u003eModern Literary Criticism and Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA History\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eM. A. R. Habib\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWritten 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an accessible introduction to modern literary theory and criticism\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces various modes of criticism within their historical and intellectual contexts\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers close readings of some of the major critical texts of the period\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the works of a diverse group of 20th-century writers, including Babbitt, Woolf, Bakhtin, Heidegger, Lacan, Derrida, Judith Butler, Zizek, Nussbaum, Negri and Hardt\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers formalism, psychoanalysis, structuralism, deconstruction, Marxism, feminism, reader-response criticism, historicism, gender studies, cultural studies, and film theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eM.A.R. Habib \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University. He received his D.Phil. in English from Oxford University, and is the author of five books, including \u003ci\u003eA History of Literary Criticism and Theory: From Plato to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2005).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 January 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405176668\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e262\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380578578572,"sku":"9781405176668","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405176668_ad8c64ad-3ded-456a-9504-ed0be3c64ccd.jpg?v=1780104734","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405176668","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}