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This book explains the basic concepts of six critical theories in popular academic use today-psychoanalytic, Marxist, feminist, gay/lesbian, African-American, and post-colonial theories-and shows how they can be employed to interpret the five short literary works in the book: Emily Dickinson's "I started Early-Took My Dog," William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," Ralph Ellison's "The Battle Royal," Alice Walker's "Everyday Use," and Jewelle Gomez's "Don't Explain." In addition, a chapter on reader-response theory shows students how to understand their personal responses to literature and how to use that understanding to produce more insightful interpretations while avoiding the typical pitfalls to which their personal responses make them vulnerable. Intended for college students new to the study of literature, this book is written in simple language and guides students thought the process of gathering textual data to support sample interpretations of its selected literary works. Each sample interpretation demonstrates a different aspect of the theory at hand and thus serves as a template for future literary analysis.

Table of Contents:
Preface for Instructors Acknowledgments 1. Critical Theory and You What Does Critical Theory Have to Do with Me? What Will I Learn about Critical Theory from this Book? Three Questions about Interpretation Most Students Ask Why Feeling Confused Can Be a Good Sign 2. Using Concepts from Reader-Response Theory to Understand Our Own Interpretations Discovering the Role of Our Personal Responses How Our Personal Responses Can Help or Hinder Interpretation Using Our Personal Responses to Generate Paper Topics 3. Using Concepts from Psychoanalytic Theory to Understand Literature Why Should We Learn about Psychoanalytic Theory Basic Concepts Interpretation Exercises Analyzing Character's Dysfunctional Behavior: Interpreting "Everyday Use" Analyzing a Character's Insanity: Interpreting "A Rose for Emily" Analyzing Dream Images in Literature: Interpreting "" started Early--Took my Dog" Analyzing a Character's Self-Healing: Interpreting "Don't Explain" Using Psychoanalytic Concepts in Service of Other Theories: Interpreting "The Battle Royal" Food for Further Thought 4. Using Concepts from Marxist Theory to Understand Literature Why Should We Learn about Marxist Theory? Basic Concepts Interpretation Exercises Analyzing the Operations of Capitalism: Interpreting "Everyday Use" Analyzing the Operations of the American Dream: Interpreting "The Battle Royal" Analyzing the Operations of Classism: Interpreting "A Rose for Emily" Resisting Classism: Interpreting "Don't Explain" Learning When Not to Use Marxist Concepts: resisting the Temptation to Interpret "I started Early-Took My Dog" Food for Further Thought 5. Using Concepts from Feminist Theory to Understand Literature Why Should We Learn about feminist Theory? Basic Concepts Interpreting Exercises Rejecting the Objectification of Women: Interpreting "The Battle Royal" Resisting Patriarchal Ideology: Interpreting "Don't Explain" Analyzing a Conflicted Attitude toward Patriarchy: Interpreting "Everyday Use" Analyzing a Sexist Text: Interpreting "A Rose for Emily" Analyzing Patriarchy's Psychological Oppression of Women: Interpreting "I started Early-Took my Dog" Food for Further Thought 6. Using Concepts from Gay and Lesbian Theory to Understand Literature Why Should We Learn about Gay and Lesbian Theory? Basic Concepts Interpreting Exercises Resisting Lesbian Stereotypes: Interpreting "Don't Explain" Analyzing Homophobia: Interpreting "The Battle Royal" Analyzing a Gay or Lesbian Subtext: Interpreting "Everyday Use" Using Queer Theory: Interpreting "A Rose for Emily" Drawing upon Context: Interpreting "I started Early-Took My Dog" Food for Further Thought 7. Using Concepts from African American Theory to Understand Literature Why Should We Learn about African American Theory? Basic Concepts Interpretation Exercises Analyzing the Operations of Institutionalized Racism: Interpreting "The Battle Royal" Understanding the Operations of Internalized Racism: Interpreting "Everyday Use" surviving "Less Visible" Forms of Racism: Interpreting "Don't Explain" Analyzing the Function of Black Characters in White's Literature: Interpreting "A Rose for Emily" Learning When Not to Use African American Concepts: Resisting the Temptation to Interpret "I started Early-Took my Dog Food for Further Thought 8. Using Postcolonial Concepts to Understand Literature Why Should We Learn about Postcolonial Theory? Basic Concepts Analyzing Colonialist Ideology: Interpreting "The Battle Royal" Analyzing the Colonial Subject: Interpreting "Everyday Use" Analyzing the Influence of Cultural Categories: Interpreting "A Rose for Emily" Analyzing Anti-Colonialist Resistance: Interpreting "Don't Explain" Understanding the Colonization of Nature: Interpreting "I started Early-Took my Dog Food for Further Thought 9. Holding on to What You've Learned A Shorthand Overview of Our Six Critical Theories A Shorthand Overview of Our Literary Interpretation Exercises A Shorthand Overview of the Range of Perspectives Offered by Each Theory Critical Theory and an Ethics for a Diverse World Taking the Next Step Appendices Appendix A: "I started Early-Took My Dog" (Emily Dickinson, c. 1862) Appendix B: "A Rose for Emily" (William Faulkner, 1931) Appendix C: "The Battle Royal" (Ralph Ellison, 1952) Appendix D: "Everyday Use" (Alice Walker, 1973) Appendix E: "Don't Explain" (Jewelle Gomez 1987) Index

About the Author :
Lois Tyson is an Associate Professor of English at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. She is the author of Critical Theory Today.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780815337744
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 312
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 431 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0815337744
  • Publisher Date: 04 Oct 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 312
  • Sub Title: Using Critical Theory to Read and Write About Literature
  • Width: 152 mm


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