2026 Reading Challenge
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Literature Theory


Literature Theory Books

Poetics
The Pleasure of the Text
How Fiction Works
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination
Aspects of the Novel
The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages
Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide
On Literature
Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
Writing Degree Zero
The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition
Letters to a Young Poet
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