Culler, Jonathan D.,

Literary theory : a very short introduction / Jonathan Culler. - 149 pages ; 20 cm. - Very short introductions . - Very short introductions .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-141) and index.

What is theory? -- What is Literature and Does it Matter? -- Literature and Cultural Studies -- Language, Meaning, and Interpretation -- Rhetoric, Poetics, and Poetry -- Narrative -- Performative Language -- Identity, Identification, and the Subject -- Theoretical Schools and Movements. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

019285383X 9780192853837 019285318X 9780192853189

97017713


Criticism

PN81 / .C857 1997

801.95