{"product_id":"literary-criticism-in-the-21st-century-theory-renaissance-paperback","title":"Literary Criticism in the 21st Century: Theory Renaissance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVincent B. Leitch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than a decade literary criticism has been thought to be in a post-theory age. Despite this, the work of thinkers such as Derrida, Deleuze and Foucault and new writers such as Agamben and Ranciere continue to be central to literary studies. \u003ci\u003eLiterary Criticism in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e explores the explosion of new theoretical approaches that has seen a renaissance in theory and its importance in the institutional settings of the humanities today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Criticism in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e covers such issues as: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The institutional history of theory in the academy\u003cbr\u003e The case against theory, from the 1970s to today\u003cbr\u003e Critical reading, theory and the wider world\u003cbr\u003e Keystone works in contemporary theory\u003cbr\u003e New directions and theory's many futures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with an engagingly personal and accessible approach that brings theory vividly to life, this is a passionate defence of theory and its continuing relevance in the 21st century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent Leitch\u003c\/b\u003e is George Lynn Cross Research Professor and Paul and Carol Daube Sutton Chair in English at the University of Oklahoma, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Literary Criticism Since the 1930s\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edition, 2010) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Norton Anthology of Literary Criticism and Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edition, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433865396402,"sku":"9781472527707","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/03397db41552b0379e138c314cb58f7f.webp?v=1778615667","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/literary-criticism-in-the-21st-century-theory-renaissance-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}