Bibliography

General Guides:

Groden, Michael, and Martin Kreiswirth. The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1994.

Makaryk, Irina R., gen. ed. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory: Approaches, Scholars, Terms. Buffalo: U of Toronto P, 1993.

General Introductions:

Bertens, Hans. Literary Theory: The Basics. London and New York: Routledge, 2001.

Bressler, Charles E. Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.

Culler, Jonathan. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction. OUP, 2000.

Davis, Robert Con, and Ronald Schleifer. Contemporary Literary Criticism: Literary and Cultural Studies. 4th ed. Longman, 1988.

Dobie, Ann B. Theory into Practice: An Introduction to Literary Criticism. Thomson, 2002.

Eagleton, Terry. Literary Theory: An Introduction. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P, 1983.

Green, Keith, and Jill LeBihan. Critical Theory & Practice: A Coursebook. London and New York: Routledge, 2004.

Guerin, Wilfred L. et al. A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. 4th ed. New York: OUP, 1999.

Hall, Donald E. Literary and Cultural Theory: From Basic Principles to Advanced Application. Boston: Houghton, 2001.

Jefferson, Anne, and D. Robey, eds. Modern Literary Theory: A Comparative Introduction. London: Batsford, 1986.

Keesey, Donald. Contexts for Criticism. 4th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2003.

Latimer, Dan. Contemporary Critical Theory. San Diego: Harcourt, 1989.

Lodge, David, with Nigel Wood. Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader. 2nd ed. London: Longman, 1988.

Magill, Frank N, ed. Critical Survey of Literary Theory. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1987.

Natoli, Joseph, ed. Tracing Literary Theory. Chicago: U of Illinois P, 1987.

Patai, Daphne and Will H. Corral. Theory's Empire: An Anthology of Dissent. New York: Columbia UP, 2005.

Sarup, Madan. An Introductory Guide to to Post-Structuralism and Postmodernism. Athens: U of Georgia P, 1989.

Selden, Raman, and Peter Widdowson. A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory. 3rd ed. Lexington: U of Kentucky P, 1993.

Staton, Shirley F., ed. Literary Theories in Praxis. Philadelphia: U of Pennsylvania P, 1987.

Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. Oxford: Taylor & Francis, 1999.

Walder, Dennis, ed. Literature in the Modern World: Critical Essays and Documents. 2nd ed. OUP, 2004.

Wolfreys, Julian. ed. Introducing Literary Theories: A Guide and Glossary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 2003.

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