search for books and compare prices
Vincent B. Leitch has written 7 work(s)
Search for other authors with the same name
displaying 1 to 7 |
at end
show results in order: alphabetically | oldest to newest | newest to oldest
American Literary Criticism Since the 1930s fully updates Vincent B. Leitchâs 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 provides profiles of major figures and influential texts, outlining the connections among theorists presents a new chapter on developments since the 1980s, including discussions of feminist, queer, postcolonial and ethnic criticism. Comprehensive and engaging, this book offers a crucial overview of the development of literary studies in American universities, and a springboard to further research for all those interested in the development and study of Literature.
Hardcover:
9780415778176 | 2 edition (Routledge, August 19, 2009), cover price $145.00 | About this edition: American Literary Criticism Since the 1930s fully updates Vincent B.
Paperback:
9780415778183 | 2 edition (Routledge, August 28, 2009), cover price $37.95
Miscellaneous:
9780203873052 | 2 edition (Routledge, August 21, 2009), cover price $35.95
Hardcover:
9780415967167 | Routledge, August 1, 2003, cover price $140.00 | About this edition: First Published in 2003.
Paperback:
9780415967174 | Routledge, August 1, 2003, cover price $38.95 | About this edition: First Published in 2003.
(view table of contents)
Hardcover:
9780393974294 | W W Norton & Co Inc, July 1, 2001, cover price $92.30
Hardcover:
9780791430095 | State Univ of New York Pr, July 1, 1996, cover price $51.50
Product Description: Through informative, original, and incisive case studies in postmodern economics, philosophy, literary criticism, feminism, pedagogy, poetry, painting, historiography, and cultural studies, this book demonstrates that disorganization and disaggregation characterize postmodern times...read more
Paperback:
9780791430101 | State Univ of New York Pr, July 1, 1996, cover price $31.95 | About this edition: Through informative, original, and incisive case studies in postmodern economics, philosophy, literary criticism, feminism, pedagogy, poetry, painting, historiography, and cultural studies, this book demonstrates that disorganization and disaggregation characterize postmodern times.
Product Description: Leitch argues for the use of poststructural theory in cultural criticism. He maintains that deconstruction remains crucial for a truly critical approach to cultural studies. Literary critics now frequently use sociological, historical, political, and institutional methods of inquiry...read more
Hardcover:
9780231079709 | Columbia Univ Pr, December 1, 1992, cover price $90.00 | About this edition: The turn toward "dis-course" and away from "literature" has led to a resurgence of cultural criticism, a mode of analysis revitalized and reformed by the arrival of "theory.
Paperback:
9780231079716 | Columbia Univ Pr, August 1, 1994, cover price $28.50 | About this edition: Leitch argues for the use of poststructural theory in cultural criticism.
Product Description: The ideal prelude to the study of deconstructive theory for the as-yet-uninitiated reader. Leitch uses in-depth analyses, surveys of historical background, and helpful overviews to address the questions posed by the major figuresâSaussure, Lacan, Levi-Strauss, Heidegger, Derrida, Barthes Foucaultâthen penetrates and displays the subtle intricacies of their answers...read more
Hardcover:
9780231054720 | Columbia Univ Pr, December 1, 1982, cover price $99.00 | About this edition: The ideal prelude to the study of deconstructive theory for the as-yet-uninitiated reader.
Paperback:
9780231054737 | Columbia Univ Pr, December 1, 1982, cover price $36.00 | About this edition: The ideal prelude to the study of deconstructive theory for the as-yet-uninitiated reader.
displaying 1 to 7 |
at end