The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism » (2nd Edition)

Michael Groden is a professor of English at the University of Western Ontario. Martin Kreiswirth is dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, professor of English, and founding director of the Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at the University of Western Ontario.Imre Szeman is an associate professor of English at McMaster University.

In this revised and expanded edition of the work first published in 1994, Groden (literature, U. of Western Ontario), Kreiswirth (literature, U. of Western Ontario), and Szeman (literature, McMaster U.) catalogue the most significant figures, schools, and movements in literary criticism and theory, and include 48 new entries addressing ten years of recent and innovative scholarship. This encyclopedia presents a historical survey of the most influential critics and theorists, schools and movements, and critical and theoretical innovations in the field. Focusing on contemporary debates, the guide is grounded in the critical foundations of antiquity, and includes entries on Plato and Aristotle, among others. Each of the more than 240 signed entries offers a thorough, extended overview of its general subject; main headings—and subjects within each entry—are cross-referenced. Indexing is by name and by topic. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR