false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172884948m/228264.jpg 228264 4 What is Literary Theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is Literature, and does it matter? These are the sorts of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in a book which steers a clear path through a subject which is often perceived to be impenetrable. It offers insights into theories about the nature of language and meaning, whether literature is a form of self-expression or a method of appeal to an audience, and outlines the ideas behind a number of different schools: deconstruction, semiotics, postcolonial theory, and structuralism amongst them. 1617496 1998 Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) total:187|5:30|4:68|3:69|2:15|1:5| 187 664 296 32 5 2 false false Tue Dec 25 16:48:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 12:57:51 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 16:47:05 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:18:21 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 05:39:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 06:24:20 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 06:39:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu May 31 18:12:21 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 07:59:04 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 14:37:11 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 04:02:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 17 15:34:30 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 15:36:11 -0700 2008 Theory of Literature). Its chief virtue being all the rhetorical questions Culler asks; if you listed them out they would be a catalog of eternal debates, ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 27 06:46:46 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 06:49:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 29 19:45:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 19:46:35 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jul 07 16:27:27 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 16:27:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 07:51:22 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 07:53:04 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 22 15:53:27 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 15:54:52 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Dec 09 16:50:16 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 16:53:00 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 11:12:45 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 11:13:32 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 19:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 17:06:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 13:27:49 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 09:15:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 09 10:48:23 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 10:49:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Dec 08 18:23:15 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 18:23:31 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 12 13:34:37 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 15:24:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 14:20:06 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 15:03:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jul 03 12:42:56 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 12:43:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=228264