{"product_id":"critical-theory-today-a-user-friendly-guide-9780367709426","title":"Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis thoroughly updated fourth edition of \u003ci\u003eCritical Theory Today \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an accessible introduction to contemporary critical theory, providing in-depth coverage of the most common approaches to literary analysis today, including: feminism; psychoanalysis; Marxism; reader-response theory; New Criticism; structuralism and semiotics; deconstruction; new historicism and cultural criticism; lesbian, gay, and queer theory; African American criticism; and postcolonial criticism and ecocriticism. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- A brand new chapter on ecocriticism, including sections on deep ecology, eco-Marxism, ecofeminism (including radical, Marxist, and vegetarian ecofeminisms), and postcolonial ecocriticism and environmental justice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Considerable updates to the chapters on feminist theory, African American theory, postcolonial theory, and LGBTQ theories, including terminology and theoretical concepts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- An extended explanation of each theory, using examples from everyday life, popular culture, and a variety of literary texts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- A list of specific questions critics ask about literary texts　\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- An interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e through the lens of each theory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- A list of questions for further practice to guide readers in applying each theory to different literary works\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Updated and expanded bibliographies　\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth engaging and rigorous, this is a \"how-to\" book for undergraduate and graduate students new to critical theory and for college professors who want to broaden their repertoire of critical approaches to literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLois Tyson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emerita of English at Grand Valley State University, USA. She is author of \u003ci\u003eUsing Critical Theory: How to Read and Write about Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePsychological Politics of the American Dream: The Commodification of Subjectivity in Twentieth-Century American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717371531538,"sku":"9780367709426","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9401d29b-f789-4f68-820d-ffb0989f1ad8.jpg?v=1734616304","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/critical-theory-today-a-user-friendly-guide-9780367709426","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}