An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory av Andrew (University of Bristol UK) Bennett, Nicholas Royle

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<P>Lively, original and highly readable, <I>An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory </I>is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at ¿The Beginning¿ and concluding with ¿The End¿, chapters range from the familiar, such as ¿Character¿, ¿Narrative¿ and ¿The Author¿, to the more unusual, such as ¿Secrets¿, ¿Pleasure¿ and ¿Ghosts¿. Now in its sixth edition, Bennett and Royle¿s classic textbook successfully illuminates complex ideas by engaging directly with literary works, so that a reading of <I>Jane Eyre </I>opens up ways of thinking about racial difference, for example, while Chaucer, Monty Python and Hilary Mantel are all invoked in a discussion of literature and laughter.</P><P>The sixth edition has been revised and updated throughout. In addition, four new chapters ¿ ¿Literature¿, ¿Loss¿, ¿Human¿ and ¿Migrant¿ ¿ engage with exciting recent developments in literary studies. As well as fully up-to-date further reading sections at the end of each chapter, the book