النقد الأدبي و نظرياته: من أفلاطون إلى ما بعد الاستعمار

by Pelagia Goulimari, حنان عبد المحسن مظفر (ترجمة)

This incredibly useful volume offers an introduction to the history of literary criticism and theory from ancient Greece to the present. Grounded in the close reading of landmark theoretical texts, while seeking to encourage the reader's critical response, Pelagia Goulimari examines:



major thinkers and critics from Plato and Aristotle to Foucault, Derrida, Kristeva, Said and Butler; key concepts, themes and schools in the history of literary theory: mimesis, inspiration, reason and emotion, the self, the relation of literature to history, society, culture and ethics, feminism, poststructuralism, postcolonialism, queer theory; genres and movements in literary history: epic, tragedy, comedy, the novel; Romanticism, realism, modernism and postmodernism.
Historical connections between theorists and theories are traced and the book is generously cross-referenced. With useful features such as key-point conclusions, further reading sections, descriptive text boxes, detailed headings, and with a comprehensive index, this book is the ideal introduction to anyone approaching literary theory for the first time or unfamiliar with the scope of its history.

Genres: Nonfiction, Theory

557 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2014

Reviews

[Roger Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I like about this book - and the reason I assigned it to undergraduates in Literary Theory - is its economical introduction to a 2500 year old discussion. With attention to major figures and developing themes, Goulimari is able to frame the classical past within more recent critical and theoretical concerns. Certainly nothing replaces reading the original texts, but Goulimari's book gives an erudite entry into what's at stake in Literary Criticism and Theory.

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty difficult to follow if you are just getting into critical theory/philosophy. I would suggest something easier that doesn’t dive deep into historical intrigues of literary criticism. Read it for uni class.