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- Book Title
- Modern Literary Theory and Ancient Texts
- Publication Name
- Modern Literary Theory and Ancient Texts : an Introduction
- Title
- Modern Literary Theory and Ancient Texts
- Subtitle
- An Introduction
- Format
- Perfect
- EAN
- 9781405153744
- ISBN
- 9781405153744
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Genre
- Literary Criticism
- Release Year
- 2007
- Release Date
- 14/09/2007
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9.1in
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 13.8 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 252 Pages
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This book provides students and scholars of classical literature with a practical guide to modern literary theory and criticism. Using a clear and concise approach, it navigates readers through various theoretical approaches, including Russian Formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, gender studies, and New Historicism. Applies theoretical approaches to examples from ancient literature Extensive bibliographies and index make it a valuable resource for scholars in the field
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Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
1405153741
ISBN-13
9781405153744
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61187690
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Modern Literary Theory and Ancient Texts : an Introduction
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
252 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Pn94.S2313 2007
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"A major aspect of this book is Schmitz's refreshing modesty and candour." ( Journal of the Classical Association of Canada , Winter 2009) "...a clear and engaging introduction to some of the most important areas of modern literary theorizing. What sets this apart from a simple introduction, however, is the way that the general theoretical position outlined in each chapter is keyed into the context of modern classical studies...a useful book and one that can be strongly recommended to undergraduates and even intrepid sixth-formers..." ( Greece and Rome , Vol 55 No. 2 2008) "Brief description of theoretical approaches ...[in] frank manner of discourse ... Schmitz tries to help students understand the concepts he explains." ( Bryn Mawr Classical Review ) "As a reference guide, a bibliographical resource and an engaging read, this book should prove an asset to many." ( Journal of Classics Teaching ) "Schmitz is clearly an intelligent reader and advocate of theory. It is a solid piece of work which will, I hope, serve as a starting point for acquainting many classicists with the questions and challenges theory has to offer. The field as a whole will only benefit from Schmitz's contribution." ( New England Classical Journal ), "Thomas Schmitz's book provides a clear, lively and intelligent guide through most major areas of modern literary theory and their application to the study of classical literature. It neatly identifies key theoretical texts and thinkers, and provides telling examples which lend colour and life to the impressive range of concepts discussed. He is refreshingly honest about his own prejudices and difficulties, while remaining even-handed and balanced in discussion; his presentation of the problems and objections faced by each theory is especially helpful. This excellent book has something to offer for every serious contemporary student of classical literature."tephen Harrison, University of Oxford
Table of Content
Acknowledgments ix Acknowledgments for the English Translation x Introduction 1 What Is, and To What End Do We Study, Literary Theory? 1 Literary Theory and Classics 4 Objections Raised against Literary Theory 6 How to Use This Book 11 Introductions to Literary Theory 13 1 Russian Formalism 17 The Question of Literariness 19 Roman Jakobson's Model of Linguistic Communication 21 Poetic Language as Defamiliarization 23 Further Reading 25 2 Structuralism 26 The Founder of Structuralism: Ferdinand de Saussure 27 Saussure's Definition of the Linguistic Sign 29 The Meaning of Differences 30 Structuralism and Subject 33 Structural Anthropology 34 Is Structuralist Interpretation Possible? 38 Structuralist Definitions of Literary Genres 40 Further Reading 42 3 Narratology 43 Vladimir Propp's Analysis of the Folk Tale 44 Greimas's Actantial Theory of Narrative 47 Roland Barthes and the Study of Narrative Texts 50 Structuralist Plot-Analysis: Gerard Genette 55 Irene de Jong's Narratological Analysis of the Homeric Epics 60 Further Reading 62 4 Mikhail Bakhtin 63 Bakhtin's Life and the Problem of His Writings 64 Dialogism and the Novel 66 The Carnivalization of Literature 69 Menippean Satire and Ancient Carnivalesque Literature 71 Further Reading 76 5 Intertextuality 77 Leading the Way: Julia Kristeva 77 Further Developments of Intertextuality 78 Gerard Genette's Model of Hypertextuality 80 Intertextuality in Virgil 83 Further Reading 85 6 Reader-Response Criticism 86 Empirical Reception Studies 87 Aesthetics of Reception 88 American Reader-Response Criticism 91 Wheeler's Analysis of Ovid's Metamorphoses 94 Further Reading 96 7 Orality - Literacy 98 Oral Cultures: The Theses of Goody and Watt 99 What Does "Orality"Mean? 102 Oral Poetry 104 The Homeric Epics as a Test Case 106 Further Reading 111 8 Deconstruction 113 The Foundations: Derrida's Criticism of Logocentrism 114 Deconstruction in America 120 Objections to Deconstruction 122 The Role of the Author 124 Stanley Fish's Model of "Interpretive Communities" 127 The Responsibility of the Interpreter 130 Deconstruction's Merits and Demerits 136 Deconstruction in Antiquity? Socrates und Protagoras 137 Further Reading 139 9 Michel Foucault and Discourse Analysis 140 The Power of Discourse 141 Objections to Foucault's Analysis of Discourse 145 Foucault and Antiquity 149 The Debate about Foucault's Interpretation of Ancient Sexuality 153 Further Reading 157 10 New Historicism 159 New Historicism and Deconstruction 160 New Historicism and Michel Foucault 165 Objections to New Historicism 167 New Historicism and Antiquity 172 Further Reading 174 11 Feminist Approaches/Gender Studies 176 The Feminist Movement and Definitions of "Woman" 176 Feminism in Literary Criticism 178 French Feminism 180 Pragmatic Feminism in Literary Criticism 182 From Images of Women to Gender Studies 187 Queer Theory 189 Gender Studies and Attic Drama 191 Further Reading 193 12 Psychoanalytic Approaches 195 Interpreting Dreams, Interpreting Literature 197 Three Attempts at Psychoanalytic Interpretation 200 Language and the Unconscious: Jacques Lacan 202 Further Reading 204 Conclusions? 205 Whither Now? 207 Additional Notes 209 References and Bibliography 215 Index 233
Copyright Date
2007
Topic
General, Ancient & Classical
Lccn
2007-018629
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Genre
Literary Criticism
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