{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-criticism-isbn-9781405182829","title":"An Introduction to Criticism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible and thorough introduction to literary theory and contemporary critical practice, this book is an essential resource for beginning students of literary criticism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers traditional approaches such as formalism and structuralism, as well as more recent developments in criticism such as evolutionary theory, cognitive studies, ethical criticism, and ecocriticism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers explanations of key works and major ideas in literary criticism and suggests key elements to look for in a literary text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlso applies critical approaches to various examples from film studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps students to build a critical framework and write analytically\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface: An Introduction to Critical Analysis xi  \u003cp\u003e1 Formalism 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Terms\u003c\/i\u003e 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExamples of Formalist Critical Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings to Look for in Literary and Cultural Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Structuralism 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Terms\u003c\/i\u003e 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExamples of Structuralist Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings to Look for in Literary and Cultural Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Historical Criticism 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Terms\u003c\/i\u003e 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExamples of Historical Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings to Look for in Literary and Cultural Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Psychoanalysis and Psychology 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Terms\u003c\/i\u003e 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExamples of Psychological Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings to Look for in Literary and Cultural Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Marxism and Political Criticism 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Terms\u003c\/i\u003e 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExamples of Marxist Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings to Look for in Literary and Cultural Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Post-Structuralism and Deconstruction 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Terms\u003c\/i\u003e 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExamples of Deconstructive Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings to Look for in Literary and Cultural Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Gender Criticism 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Works\u003c\/i\u003e 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Terms\u003c\/i\u003e 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExamples of Gender Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings to Look for in Literary and Cultural Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Ethnic, Post-Colonial, and Transnational Criticism 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Terms\u003c\/i\u003e 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExamples of Post-Colonial and Ethnic Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings to Look for in Literary and Cultural Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Scientific Criticism 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Terms\u003c\/i\u003e 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExamples of Scientific Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings to Look for in Literary and Cultural Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Film Studies 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Works\u003c\/i\u003e 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Terms\u003c\/i\u003e 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExamples of Film Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings to Look for in Film Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Cultural Studies 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Terms\u003c\/i\u003e 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummary and Discussion\u003c\/i\u003e 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExamples of Cultural Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings to Look for in Cultural Texts\u003c\/i\u003e 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary: Theory for Beginners 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 \u003ci\u003eCulture is nature\u003c\/i\u003e 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 \u003ci\u003eWords make things\u003c\/i\u003e 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 \u003ci\u003eWe know what we know\u003c\/i\u003e 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 \u003ci\u003eLearn Arabic\u003c\/i\u003e 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 \u003ci\u003eReality is a fabrication\u003c\/i\u003e 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 \u003ci\u003eNot all stories are true\u003c\/i\u003e 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 \u003ci\u003ePower is belief\u003c\/i\u003e 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 \u003ci\u003eYou are not who you think you are\u003c\/i\u003e 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 \u003ci\u003eYou have to learn to be yourself\u003c\/i\u003e 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 \u003ci\u003eCapitalism is bad for you\u003c\/i\u003e 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 \u003ci\u003eEffects are sometimes causes\u003c\/i\u003e 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 \u003ci\u003eIdentity is difference – and is therefore contingent\u003c\/i\u003e 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 \u003ci\u003eWe all live in the past\u003c\/i\u003e 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 \u003ci\u003eThe world is all there is\u003c\/i\u003e 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 \u003ci\u003eNature is culture\u003c\/i\u003e 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 181\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“But these are only minor criticisms of what will be an extraordinarily helpful and reassuring book for many students.”  (\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, 28 February 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e teaches American Literat ure and Film Studies at Temple University, USA. He is the author of numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eLiterary Theory: An Anthology, 2nd edition\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Julie Rivkin, Wiley-Blackwell, 2004), \u003ci\u003eLiterary Theory: A Practical Introduction, 2nd edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), \u003ci\u003eCultural Studies: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008), and \u003ci\u003eCultural Studies: A Practical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A marvelous new book with which to introduce students to the informed, intelligent and insightful criticism of films, literature, and culture. In easy-going and engaging prose, Ryan shows his readers why cultural criticism practiced well is still amongst the most important things we can – and must – do. Students will love following him as he moves from Adorno to Hawthorne to Fanny Burney to Negri – an original critical ride.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eImre Szeman,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e University of Alberta \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This is a smart and clearly written book that covers the whole field of criticism very well.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Scholes,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Brown University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a highly accessible style, this book offers an up-to-date and thorough introduction to contemporary critical practice. Ranging engagingly from formalism and structuralism to psychology and history, the book also covers more recent developments in criticism, such as evolutionary theory, cognitive studies, ethical criticism, and ecocriticism.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e offers a step-by-step approach to acquiring the skills to write analytically, and in doing so teaches readers how to think critically about the world and to become more aware of the cultural assumptions, values, and ideas on which they rely.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith practical examples, a focus on logical reasoning, and an innovative combination of literary, cultural, and film studies, this book is an essential resource for beginning students of literary and cultural criticism.   \"A marvelous new book with which to introduce students to the informed, intelligent and insightful criticism of films, literature, and culture. In easy-going and engaging prose, Ryan shows his readers why cultural criticism practiced well is still amongst the most important things we can - and must - do. Students will love following him as he moves from Adorno to Hawthorne to Fanny Burney to Negri - an original critical ride.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eImre Szeman\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Alberta  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a smart and clearly written book that covers the whole field of criticism very well.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eRobert Scholes\u003c\/b\u003e, Brown University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988725022949,"sku":"NP9781405182829","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405182829.jpg?v=1761781342","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-criticism-isbn-9781405182829","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}