{"product_id":"a-complete-guide-to-literary-analysis-and-theory-paperback","title":"A Complete Guide to Literary Analysis and Theory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Complete Guide to Literary Analysis and Theory\u003c\/em\u003e offers an accessible introduction to all the current approaches to literary analysis. Ranging from stylistics and historicism to post-humanism and new materialism, it also includes chapters on media studies and screen studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eGuide \u003c\/i\u003eis designed for use in introductory literature courses and as a primer in theory courses. Each chapter summarizes the main ideas of each approach to the study of literature in clear prose, providing lucid introductions to the practice of each school, and conducts readings using classic and modern works of literature from around the world. The book draws on examples from a wide range of works from classics such as F. Scott Fitzgerald's \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e and Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e to contemporary works such as Ocean Vuong's \u003ci\u003eOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous\u003c\/i\u003e and Amanda Gorman's \"The Hill We Climb.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wide-ranging introduction is ideal for students encountering literary study for the first time, as well as more advanced students who need a concise summary of critical methods. It strives to make complex ideas simple and provides readings that undergraduates should be able to understand and enjoy as well as training them to conduct analyses of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Ryan\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of several textbooks in literary and screen studies including \u003cem\u003eLiterary Theory: A Practical Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to Film Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e. He is co-editor, with Julie Rivkin, of \u003cem\u003eLiterary Theory: An Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42120033894535,"sku":"9781032305004","price":84.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d42971f4ffbb4bc4ca72ae68c8967f2c.webp?v=1732544724","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-complete-guide-to-literary-analysis-and-theory-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}