This third edition of Modern Criticism and Theory represents a major expansion on its previous incarnations with some twenty five new pieces or essays included.

Building on the strengths of the first edition, this volume introduces the key concepts of current literary and cultural debate and presents substantial extract

Provides within the covers of a single book, a selection of important and representative work from all the major theoretical schools or tendencies in contempora

Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction provides an accessible overview of major figures and movements in literary theory and criticism from antiquity to