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  • In 'Literary theory: an anthology,' Rivkin and Ryan concentrate nearly solely on the main 20th century critical movements: Formalism, Structuralism, Deconstruction, Feminism, Post-colonial theories and others. Each chapter follows has an introductory essay by the editors and then collects together excerpts from key texts from each movement.
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Literary Theory: An Anthology By Julie Rivkin Michael Ryan ONLINE PDF MOBI Literary Theory: An Anthology FREE SHIPPING Literary Theory An Media PDF Group Co., Ltd International StudiesA definitive collection of classic statements in criticism and new theoretical work from the past few decades All the major schools and methods.

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This anthology of classic and cutting-edge statements in literary theory has now been updated to include recent influential texts in the areas of Ethnic Studies, Postcolonialism and International Studies
A definitive collection of classic statements in criticism and new theoretical work from the past few decades All the major schools and methods that make up the dynamic fie...more
Published 2010 by Blackwell (first published 1997)
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I HAVE read this cover to cover. I picked it up on my daughter's shelf and started looking - and was amazed to find I could barely understand a single sentence! As an English teacher I was surprised to find a whole other way of looking at text since my University days. I was horrified that none of my lecturers had even referenced any of this material in the seventies. So... I self-educated myself - struggling through all the material - and then just started going to the original sources.Fascinat...more
Everyone needs to get over themselves here. And when that's done, can someone explain the stupid postmodern cover art to me?
Oct 30, 2013Janille N G rated it liked it
'Course in General Linguistics', Ferdinand de Saussure
'Mythologies', Roland Barthes
'How To Do Things With Words', JL Austin
'On Narcissism', Sigmund Freud
'The Uncanny', ---
'The Mirror Stage...', Jacques Lacan
'The Negro and Psychopathology', Frantz Fanon
'Capital', Karl Marx
'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction', Walter Benjamin
'Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses', Louis Althusser
'The Culture Industry as Mass Deception', Horkheimer and Adorno
'Différance', Jacques Derrida
'Of...more
This anthology is a pretty good introduction to the basic concepts of literary theory and the diverse schools of thought on the subject. It contains excerpts from some of the most famous essays/speeches on the topic, abridged for the purposes of the text and the course. At times, the language of the individual writers is confusing, so I found myself reading and re-reading several chapters to make sure I took away everything I needed to learn. This one's a tough read, but offers a lot of helpful...more
Poorly edited by people who don’t seem to understand theory in the first place, this selection of resources is plagued by haphazard and ill-chosen redactions, which are not even indicated by ellipses. One would be better served by buying the Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism and just reading selections of theorists in each section.
Dec 29, 2008Alan rated it really liked it
Ya, can anyone ever say that they've read a monstrous anthology like this? OK, I've not read all of it. And I have already forgotten half of what I read. But I know I spent more than 100 hours in this book, and what I read changed how I read—mostly for the better. Is that good enough?
Great book
I must admit, I have only read about 85% of this anthology. It comprises a collection of essays and excerpts from various philosophers of literature or theorists who touched on literature (like Marx, Freud, etc.) It is the one non-scriptural book that has brought me the most satisfaction through life (in the short-term and long-term). The ideas contained therein are near sacred to myself since they are now part of me in many senses. I have often thought this book is one that any intelligent pers...more
This is a really good collection of essays, whose scope bends beyond just literary theory, but many of the emerging thoughts and ideas that surrounded the beginning of this field. Although I haven't necessarily finished it, I've read a lot of the portions in here for discussion and class. Some of the essays are incredibly dense and it takes me about 2 or 3 times to read something to form ideas and comprehend what is being said. Definitely worth checking out some of the Derrida or Lacan about pow...more
This is one of the finest anthologies I have ever had the pleasure of perusing. Not only is it a perfectly balanced collection of stories, biographies, excerpts, and factoids, it's eclectic nature allows all of these different pieces to compliment each other as the reader learns and reads more. From Achebe to Derrida, this anthology is a wonderful introduction to anyone interested in the ever changing world of literary theory.
Sep 06, 2011Sarah Hannah rated it really liked it
Shelves: cultural-studies, lit-theory, for-class-masters, scholarly, read-portions-for-class-or-research
This is a handy volume to have around, except for being actually physically handy. It weighs in at pretty hefty, but it's packed with the seminal works of theory that have informed all the major schools, from formalism to reader response to gender studies. Sooo helpful, and there are still a handful of pieces we didn't read for class that I'll have to go back to and check out.
Sep 14, 2011Danielle Chappell rated it did not like it
I had to read most of this huge book for graduate school. This is an anthology of various philosophers and essayists that discuss phonology, various lit theory, linguistics, etc. It is very lengthy and each essay is very long and very difficult to read unless you love to read about phonology for fun.
Oct 17, 2011Melissa rated it liked it
Basically reading this damn thing cover to cover for my grad class on lit theory. Using in tandem with the Norton Theory and Criticism anthology.
It's not a horrible anthology, but there were too many so-called seminal pieces that I had to read in the Norton. The chapter introductions were usually useful.
Nov 20, 2017Faye Hollidaye rated it really liked it
A beast of a book, for sure. It can be very dry at times, but there are quite a few more-than-simply-interesting inclusions. I recommend if you’re looking to expand your horizons of literary interpretation.
Covers a wide breadth of theories. I haven't read this cover-to-cover, but went through quite a bit for ENGL 251B. At times it's challenging to read, but it was one of my favourite textbooks and I sometimes reference it years later.
I hate that you can't simple unclick the 'currently reading' button on this website. I'm not going to start this book because its a heffer, and im lazy.
That is all.
Jan 03, 2018Mark Patterson rated it liked it
This is a decent anthology for someone's first foray into critical theory. The usefulness of this text would be elevated, however, if they were to update the reading selections for some of the critical theories. Gender studies/queer theory is the field where I have the most knowledge, so that's where my critique will focus, but classmates and colleagues have also expressed dissatisfaction with the post-colonial, critical race, and ecocritical selections as well.
Although I recognize that feminist...more
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This is a great intro to lit theory for those who need access to a little bit of everything and everyone all at once. I read it alongside the newer edition with the black cover as my white-cover version has a slightly reduced TOC. A word to the wise: if you happen to peruse it late at night as bedtime reading, the white version will hurt less when you drop it on your face. So I hear.
My only criticism is that Rivkin & Ryan's section chapters occasionally get lost in some convoluted language c...more
Aug 04, 2017Becky F. rated it did not like it
I did not read this entire book, but I read about 30 of the contained essays for an online graduate level Literary Theory course.
Most of the essays did not immediately connect to literature for me, and many of them seemed to be overly scholarly and difficult to understand. Maybe if the class had focused on more theories than just psychoanalysis, feminism, Marxism, and postmodernism, then I would possibly have enjoyed and understood what I read better than I did.
May 12, 2019Kelley rated it liked it · review of another edition
It's a textbook. That about covers it. I didn't read a good chunk of it but it got me through class. Thought about keeping it to read some things that we didn't cover in class but I think I'll pass. I have too much reading for my next class to worry about this thing.
Sep 25, 2018Marie marked it as to-read
What I have read so far:
24 September 2018: Shklovsky - Art as Technique
25 September 2018: Brooks - The Formalist Critics
Brooks - Keats' Sylvan Historian: History Without the Footnotes
Monroe Beardlsey & W.K. Wimsall - The Intentional Fallacy
An excellent anthology, filled with the a large selection of the most critical essays pertaining to literary theory.
I obviously didn't read every word of this book, but I did consume a fairly large majority of the essays. I thought this was a good anthology. I loved the insight of the authors in their intros to the various literary theories. I think I learned the most from their thoughtful essays than from the scholars themselves. I do wish there was a bit more commentary and insight into some of the more complicated/less accessible material. Especially since the course I took was online and I didn't get the...more
um...wow! you definitely have to be in certain mindset to wrap your head around this content. There are some 'out there' theories in this text.
I'm not so sure I can 'rate' this text. It definitely takes some digusting and some serious thought but, even then I'm not sure anyone could fully understand the theories that are held within. Its defintiely interesting...after reading these theories and taking literary theory my reading is somewhat tainted. ;0)
A great text for university students. Although on the one hand it is nice to have theory broken down into shorter bite-sized chunks, sometimes you lose the context of the debate surrounding the selection. This is a good starting point for those interested in beginning their journey with literary theory.

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now i didn't read all 1336 pages, but i read enough of it to know that if you are obsessed with literature and the analysis of books, you need to have this in your life. well it's not a necessity, but it is helpful. i used this a lot in college. some great essays about psychoanalysis and freudian theories.
Jul 18, 2007Cody rated it really liked it
A worthy primer, though I must admit the *Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism* is much more exhaustive. This also contains some lesser taught/read pieces, which makes it a great companion to the Norton...that is, if you have no life and choose to spend days on end attempting to comprehend the grand trajectory of lit crit.
Jul 28, 2013Tom Bensley rated it it was amazing
Well. I didn't read the whole thing, obviously. But I'm finished with the class which required weekly readings of it. It's full of knowledge. I doubt I'm done with it. Read it if you're one of those people who gets a kick out of Deleuze, Foucault, Irigaray, Barthes and a myriad of other smart weirdos.
This was a book that has short discussions of schools of literary criticism over time accompanied by excerpts of larger works that apply to that school in some way. Some of the material is very dense and hard to get through, but, overall, I do think that it is a way to look at the various schools of criticism (as an introduction).
I read a good portion of this in my Literary Theory class and thought it was very useful (though heavy and a pain to carry around). Ryan and Rivkin give great introductions before each school of theory. Some of the excerpts seem oddly excerpted, but other than that, this is a great reference book for those studying literature at the advanced level.
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