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Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction

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Theoretical Schools and Movements: Identity, Identification, and the Subject Theoretical schools and movements as discussed by the authors have a long history in the field of movement theory and movement.
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1. What is theory? 2. What is Literature and Does it Matter? 3. Literature and Cultural Studies 4. Language, Meaning, and Interpretation 5. Rhetoric, Poetics, and Poetry 6. Narrative 7. Performative Language 8. Identity, Identification, and the Subject Theoretical Schools and Movements References Further Reading Index

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