American literary criticism since the 1930s / Vincent B. Leitch.

2nd ed.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

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American Literary Criticism Since the 1930s fully updates Vincent B. Leitch's classic book, American Literary Criticism from the 30s to the 80s following the development of the American academy right up to the present day. Updated throughout and with a brand new chapter, this second edition:provides a critical history of American literary theory and practice, discussing the impact of major schools and movements examines the social and cultural background to literary research, considering the role of key theories and practices </LI.

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Print version: Leitch, Vincent B., 1944- American literary criticism since the 1930s. London ; New York : Routledge, 2010

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October 04, 2024

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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Marxist criticism in the 1930s; 2 The New Criticism; 3 The Chicago School; 4 The New York Intellectuals; 5 Myth criticism; 6 Phenomenological and existential criticism; 7 Hermeneutics; 8 Reader-response criticism; 9 Literary structuralism and semiotics; 10 Deconstructive criticism; 11 Feminist criticism; 12 Black aesthetics; 13 Cultural criticism from the 1960s to the 1980s; 14 American criticism since 1987; Notes; Index

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