Subject: Re: Literary theory
AntiUtopia@aol.com
Date: Thu Feb 24 2000 - 08:01:02 EST
In a message dated 2/24/00 7:25:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,
lp9616@bristol.ac.uk writes:
<<
I had to write an essay on Beginnings and tried to read the Edward Said
book of that title. Hence my phobia of literary criticism ;-)
Love, Lucy-Ruth >>
ehm...there's a Norton Critical Series edition of several books...what they
do is publish a novel with six or eight pieces of criticism following, all
representative of different types of literary criticism. Each "type" is
described in an opening section prior to the criticism. It's a good way to
learn because you see examples at the same time you get an explanation, and
all the pieces are on the same work. I have the Norton on Joyce's Portrait,
I think, but there's one on Chopin's Awakening and on a number of other
novels.
There's also a book called Contexts for Criticism, which has reproduced some
of the most influential critical theory pieces over the last century along
with criticism and explanations of the schools of thought. Donald Keesey is
the editor. It's very good but will be more difficult reading than the
Nortons. It includes the text of Chopin's Awakening at the end with
representative pieces of criticism.
Good luck :)
Jim
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