Bennett, Andrew, 1960 December 2-

An introduction to literature, criticism and theory / Andrew Bennett, Nicholas Royle. - Second edition. - viii,304 pages ; 22 cm

Previous ed.: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- The beginning -- Readers and reading -- The author -- The text and the world -- The uncanny -- Monuments -- Narrative -- Character -- Voice -- Figures and tropes -- Laughter -- The tragic -- History -- Me -- Ghosts -- Sexual difference -- God -- Ideology -- Desire -- Queer -- Suspense -- Racial difference -- The colony -- The performative -- Secrets -- The postmodern -- Pleasure -- The end -- Glossary -- Select bibliography of other introductory texts and reference works -- Literary works discussed -- Bibliography of critical and theoretical works -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.

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Literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
Criticism

801.95