from Plato to postcolonialism Goulimari, Pelagia creator author. text bibliography enk 2015 2015 monographic eng

print

vi, 377 pages ; 24 cm "This incredibly useful volume offers an introduction to the history of literary criticism and theory from classical antiquity to the present. It is almost impossible to read or study literature without acknowledging its relationship to criticism and this guide shows how the two have been inextricable since Plato. Introducing theory and criticism through the texts themselves, Pelagia Goulimari examines: - A variety of key thinkers from Plato and Aristotle through to Foucault and Derrida - Topics and themes in the history of literary criticism such as mimesis and creation, inspiration, the emotions, reason, aesthetic, history, morality, ethics, culture and discourse - The main genres and movements in the history of literature including the epic, tragedy, comedy, romanticism, realism, modernism and postmodernism - Cross-historical connections between theories and theorists and the dissemination, appropriation and creative misunderstanding of concepts, ideas and arguments. With handy features such as a glossary, annotated further reading, descriptive text boxes and instructive marginalia this book is the ideal introduction to anyone approaching theory and criticism for the first time"-- Pelagia Goulimari. Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-362) and index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Criticism History Literature History and criticism Theory, etc Literature Philosophy History LITERARY CRITICISM / General LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory PN86 .G684 2015 801.9509 GOU/L LIT000000 LIT006000 9780415544313 (hbk) 9781138042643 2014002914 DLC 140331 20230907133851.0 18097308 eng