Literary Theory Books

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Literary Theory: An Introduction Literary Theory: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 170 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,740 ratings — published 1983
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Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.64 — 4,669 ratings — published 1997
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Poetics Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.83 — 30,390 ratings — published -335
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The Pleasure of the Text The Pleasure of the Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,015 ratings — published 1973
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Mythologies Mythologies (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.08 — 17,473 ratings — published 1957
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Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,812 ratings — published 1942
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Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.86 — 3,020 ratings — published 1995
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Anatomy of Criticism Anatomy of Criticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,983 ratings — published 1957
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How Fiction Works How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,362 ratings — published 2008
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How to Read Literature How to Read Literature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.70 — 2,717 ratings — published 2013
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The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,620 ratings — published 1975
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S/Z: An Essay S/Z: An Essay (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,922 ratings — published 1970
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The Theory of the Novel The Theory of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,511 ratings — published 1916
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The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,172 ratings — published 1979
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Aspects of the Novel Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.80 — 5,012 ratings — published 1927
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The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,144 ratings — published 2001
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.14 — 30,741 ratings — published 1978
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Illuminations: Essays and Reflections Illuminations: Essays and Reflections (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.29 — 12,638 ratings — published 1955
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The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.86 — 3,674 ratings — published 1994
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The Death of the Author The Death of the Author
by (shelved 40 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,464 ratings — published 1967
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The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,772 ratings — published 1973
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Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,574 ratings — published 1991
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The Art of the Novel The Art of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.98 — 7,502 ratings — published 1960
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How to Read and Why How to Read and Why (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.61 — 3,919 ratings — published 2000
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Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,123 ratings — published 1980
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The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,485 ratings — published 1970
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The Rhetoric of Fiction The Rhetoric of Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,301 ratings — published 1961
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Against Interpretation and Other Essays Against Interpretation and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.14 — 10,709 ratings — published 1966
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Marxism and Literary Criticism Marxism and Literary Criticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,139 ratings — published 1976
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Of Grammatology Of Grammatology (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,383 ratings — published 1967
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.22 — 272,542 ratings — published 1929
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.58 — 34,649 ratings — published 2003
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Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 7,713 ratings — published 1992
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Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,522 ratings — published 1998
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Lectures on Literature Lectures on Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.32 — 2,700 ratings — published 1980
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Writing and Difference Writing and Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,943 ratings — published 1967
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Rabelais and His World Rabelais and His World (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,577 ratings — published 1965
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Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,200 ratings — published 1963
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Image - Music - Text Image - Music - Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,823 ratings — published 1977
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Narrative Discourse: An Essay in Method Narrative Discourse: An Essay in Method (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.93 — 542 ratings — published 1979
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Writing Degree Zero Writing Degree Zero (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,949 ratings — published 1953
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Morphology of the Folktale Morphology of the Folktale (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,227 ratings — published 1928
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A Lover's Discourse: Fragments A Lover's Discourse: Fragments (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.35 — 14,391 ratings — published 1977
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Marxism and Literature Marxism and Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,684 ratings — published 1977
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An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.86 — 909 ratings — published 1960
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Theory of Prose (Russian Literature) Theory of Prose (Russian Literature)
by (shelved 22 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.14 — 276 ratings — published 1925
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Culture and Imperialism Culture and Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,905 ratings — published 1993
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The Political Unconscious The Political Unconscious (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,166 ratings — published 1981
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The Art of Fiction The Art of Fiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,100 ratings — published 1992
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The Weird and the Eerie The Weird and the Eerie (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as literary-theory)
avg rating 4.01 — 5,771 ratings — published 2016
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