Table of Contents

1 The beginning 2 Readers and reading 3 The author 4 The text and the world 5 The uncanny 6 Monuments 7 Narrative 8 Character 9 Voice 10 Figures and tropes 11 Creative writing 12 Laughter 13 The tragic 14 History 15 Me 16 Ghosts 17 Moving pictures 18 Sexual difference 19 God 20 Ideology 21 Desire 22 Queer 23 Suspense 24 Racial difference 25 The colony 26 Mutant 27 The performative 28 Secrets 29 The postmodern 30 Pleasure 31 War 32 The end Glossary Select bibliography of other introductory texts and reference works Literary works discussed Bibliography of critical and theoretical works

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A new edition of one of the market leading texts for those interested in critical theory and its effect on our reading of the English literary canon. Renowned for its accessible, witty style, the new edition is updated throughout and contains four new chapters to reflect the continuing development of the subject.

About the Author

The authors have wide experience of teaching literature and literary theory at universities in Britain, Finland and Denmark. Andrew Bennett is currently Professor of English at the University of Bristol. He has also authored: 'Romantic Poets and the Culture of Posterity' (CUP) and 'Katherine Mansfield' (Northcote House, 2003). Nicholas Royle is currently Professor of English at the University of Sussex. He is the author of: 'The Uncanny: An Introduction' (MUP) and 'Jacques Derrida' in the Routledge Critical Thinkers Series.

Reviews

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