The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism, compiled by Vincent B. Leitch, is a leading reference work in literary criticism. This comprehensive study book provides an in-depth overview of the development and the current state of theory and criticism in literature.
Description
With 191 texts by 157 authors, this third edition is the most extensive and up-to-date collection in the field of literary criticism. The book contains a rich variety of works, with 48 new contributions mainly from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In doing so, it provides an essential point of reference for anyone who wants to delve into the history and the current state of literary theory.
Product specifications
- Author: Vincent B. Leitch (University of Oklahoma)
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication date: 2018-06-11
- Number of pages: 2848
- ISBN: 9780393602951
- Topic: Literary theory
- BISAC: LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory
About the author
Vincent B. Leitch is Professor Emeritus at the University of Oklahoma and an authority in contemporary literary criticism and theory. He wrote, among other works, American Literary Criticism from the 1930s to the 1980s and various other influential writings on literary theory and cultural criticism. William E. Cain is the Mary Jewett Gaiser Professor of English at Wellesley College and specializes in American literature and criticism.