Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Theory before 'theory' - liberal humanism 2. Structuralism 3. Post-structuralism and deconstruction 4. Postmodernism 5. Psychoanalytic criticism 6. Feminist criticism 7. Lesbian/gay criticism 8. Marxist criticism 9. New historicism and cultural materialism 10. Postcolonial criticism 11. Stylistics 12. Narratology 13. Eco-criticism Appendices Where do we go from here?

About the Author

Peter Barry is Professor of English at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth