Beginning theory An introduction to literary and cultural theory
Preface to the second edition - xii
One. Theory before 'theory' - liberal humanism - 11
Ten tenets of liberal humanism - 16 Literary theorising from Aristotle to Leavis -
The scope of structuralism - 46 What structuralist critics do - 49
Post-structuralism - life on a decentred planet - 65
Six. Feminist criticism - 121
Seven. Lesbian/gay criticism - 139
Eight. Marxist criticism - 156
Ten. Postcolonial criticism - 192
Preface to the second edition
STOP and THINK: reviewing your study of literature to date
Theory before 'theory' -liberal humanism
Ten tenets of liberal humanism
Literary theorising from Aristotle to Leavis - some key moments
Liberal humanism in practice
The transition to 'theory'
Some recurrent ideas in critical theory
Books about the rise of English as an academic subject
Signs of the fathers - Saussure
The scope of structuralism
The other major figure in the early phase of structuralism was
What structuralist critics do
Structuralist criticism: examples
Post-structuralism and deconstruction
Post-structuralism - life on a decentred planet
Structuralism and post-structuralism - some practical differences
What post-structuralist critics do
Deconstruction: an example
'Landmarks' in postmodernism - Habermas, Lyotard and Baudrillard
Postmodernist criticism: an example
How Freudian interpretation works
What Freudian psychoanalytic critics do
Freudian psychoanalytic criticism: examples
Lacanian criticism: an example
Feminist criticism and language
Feminist criticism and psychoanalysis
Feminist criticism: an example