An Introduction to Critical Theory

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This study guide surveys key theorists in twentieth-century literary, cultural and historical theory. Each chapter considers different theoretical movements within the corpus of Critical Theory. The text covers the following key critical theories with detailed explanations of key texts in each area: Russian Formalism, Structuralism, Semiotics, Post-structuralism and Deconstruction, Psychoanalysis, Cultural Studies and Postcolonial Theory. Each chapter provides an overview of a critical movement and contextualizes its practitioners within a particular historical and social context. Each chapter also provides a detailed explication of several seminal texts, including lengthy explication of key passages and ideas.

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Jennifer Rich was an Associate Professor of English at Hofstra University. Her publications included includes essays on film, rhetoric, Shakespeare and composition, plus Adorno: A Critical Guide and An Introduction to Modern Feminist Theory in this Series.