A thoroughly revised edition of this successful undergraduate introduction to literary theory, this text includes core pieces by leading theorists from Russian

The ten topics contained in Twentieth-Century Literary Theory reflect contemporary theoretical interests and guide the reader through fundamental questions, fro

Undecidability is a fundamental quality of literature and constitutive of what renders some works appealing and engaging across time and in different contexts.

Includes selections from major writers on various approaches to art theory, for example Freud, Jung, Marx, Heidegger.