Theory aside
The new historicism reader
The critic as amateur
The Critic as Amateur brings leading and emerging scholars together to explore the role of amateurism in literary studies. While untrained reading has always been central to arenas beyond the academy - book clubs, libraries, used bookstores - its role in the making of profession…
The critic as amateur
"Can the criticism of literature and culture really be professionalized? Does criticism retain an amateur impulse even as it evolves into a highly specialized activity enshrined in the university? The Critic as Amateur crystallizes the debates and desires around amateurism, whic…
This book offers a variety of approaches to children's literature from a postcolonial perspective that includes discussions of cultural appropriation, race theory, pedagogy as a colonialist activity, and multiculturalism. The eighteen essays divide into three sections: Theory, C…
Amid competing claims about who first developed the theories and practices that became known as 'New Criticism' - the critical method that rose alongside Modernism - literary historians have generally given the lion's share of credit to William Empson and I.A. Richards. In this …
Recognises the imperative to transfigure the study of Canadian literature to mirror the dramatic changes it has undergone since the 1960s and 70s.
"What is a literature? How do literatures of different countries interact with each other? In this groundbreaking study, Alexander Beecroft develops a new way of thinking about world literature. Drawing on a series of examples and case studies, the book ranges from ancient epic …
