TY  - BOOK
AU  - Venturino, Steven J.
TI  - The complete idiot's guide to literary theory and criticism
SN  - 9781615642410
AV  - PN 86 .V46 2013 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Unites States of America
PB  - Penguin Group
KW  - LITERATURE--HISTORY AND CRITICISM--THEORY, ETC
N1  - Includes index; Part1. Basic Ingredients and Useful Terms -- Part2. In Theory, How Do You Read? -- Part3. What is Literature, Anyway? -- Part4. Hey, Whose Book Is This? -- Part5. Try To Watch Your Language -- Part6. In The World and Of The World
N2  - From Plato to Freud to Eco criticism, the book illustrates dozens of stimulating-and sometimes notoriously complex-perspectives for approaching literature and film. The book offers authoritative, clear, and easy-to-follow explanations of theories that range from established classics to the controversies of current theory. Each chapter offers a conversational, step-by-step explanation of a single theory, critic, or issue, accompanied by concrete examples for applying the concepts and engaging suggestions for related literary readings. Following a section on the foundations of literary theory
ER  -