October 20, 2010

Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory



 



In this second edition of Beginning Theory, the variety of approaches, theorists, and technical language is lucidly and expertly unravelled and explained, and allows readers to develop their own ideas once first principles have been grasped. Expanded and updated from the original edition first published in 1995, Peter Barry has incorporated all of the recent developments in literary theory, adding two new chapters covering the emergent Eco-criticism and the re-emerging Narratology.