Product Description

The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism presents a staggeringly varied collection of the most influential critical statements from the classical era to the present day. Edited by scholars and teachers whose interests range from the history of poetics to postmodernism, from classical rhetoric to eriture feminine, and from the social construction of gender to the machinery of academic superstardom, The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism promises to become the standard anthology in its field. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism offers nearly twice the number of selections in other leading anthologies and more twentieth-century selections than any other text (including anthologies devoted solely to the twentieth century).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33355 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 2624 pages

Customer Reviews

Required Reading for Many Lit Courses but.......
This is one of those massive tomes that you will drag out in the wee desperate hours of essay writing. Unfortunately because there is so much information the hard cover version is printed in tiny, tiny type on wafer-thin paper. Very hard on the eyes and it could have been structured a bit more coherently.

Many of the collected writings are purposefully obtuse and seemingly out of date. The feminist section could use a bit of revising and updating. Not that useful for the section on Freud either - his work can be found in easier to read formats and many times free.

Definitive, covering work from formerly neglected times
This book collects together and shows many examples of the various theories and combines them in a book which has been much needed for a long time. It covers recent developememts and also uses heretofore neglected works of theory making it a must for anyone studying literature.