Literary Theory: The Complete Guide

Bringing together Mary Klages's bestselling introductory books Literary Theory: A Guide for the Perplexed and Key Terms in Literary Theory into one integrated, expanded and updated volume, this is an accessible and authoritative guide for anyone entering the often bewildering world of literary theory for the first time. Literary Theory: The Complete Guide includes accessible chapters on all the major schools of theory from deconstruction and feminist theory through psychoanalytic criticism to Marxism and postcolonialism, as well as new chapters on ecocriticism and affect theory. The book includes reflection questions for class discussion and a glossary of key terms covered.