TY - BOOK AU - Bennett,Andrew AU - Royle,Nicholas TI - An introduction to literature, criticism and theory SN - 0130109142 U1 - 801.95 PY - 1999/// CY - London PB - Prentice Hall Europe KW - Literature KW - History and criticism KW - Theory, etc KW - Criticism N1 - Previous ed.: 1995; Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface to the first edition --; Preface to the second edition --; 1; The beginning --; 2; Readers and reading --; 3; The author --; 4; The text and the world --; 5; The uncanny --; 6; Monuments --; 7; Narrative --; 8; Character --; 9; Voice --; 10; Figures and tropes --; 11; Laughter --; 12; The tragic --; 13; History --; 14; Me --; 15; Ghosts --; 16; Sexual difference --; 17; God --; 18; Ideology --; 19; Desire --; 20; Queer --; 21; Suspense --; 22; Racial difference --; 23; The colony --; 24; The performative --; 25; Secrets --; 26; The postmodern --; 27; Pleasure --; 28; The end --; Glossary --; Select bibliography of other introductory texts and reference works --; Literary works discussed --; Bibliography of critical and theoretical works --; Index ER -