About this title: This bestseller balances a comprehensive and up-to-date anthology of major documents in literary criticism and theory -- from Plato to the present -- with the most thorough editorial support for understanding these challenging readings.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bedford/St Martins
Date Published: 1989-12
ISBN-13:9780312003449ISBN:0312003447
Description: Very Good. No highlighting-no underlining w/clean clear text. Tight binding. Your purchase will help support a community school of the arts for underprivileged children. read more
"Though this book earned the nickname BEAST shortly after it was purchased, and every time I grabbed it from my bag to study people thought I was reading the dictionary, I actually enjoyed it. The literature selections were great as well as the theory overviews."
"This book is heavy. It hurt my back carrying it around. I once imagined it bloated and discarded in my bathtub. I admit--I didn't read it in its entirety, nor was I expected to for the Poetics class this last semester. But the essays in this book I did read helped me to form a clearer idea of what I believe good poetry should be. Of course, I still expect that idea to change. Also, I had never read Marx before I read him in this book. Geez Louise. Why hadn't I?"
"I read this because I had to for a course, but I did find it interesting. It's a very long and tedious read, but it does contain some good information. This is a book that discusses the nuances of literary criticism. If you enjoy that kind of thing, then read it. However, if you're not much of a fan of what people think of someone else's writing then definitely find a different genre. I did."
"very helpful book for people who have just dabbled into the critical studies. It works as a roadmap to the complicated theoretical framework of literary criticism. The editor excels at his narrating competence and has an eye in integrating the most valuable work into the anthology. However, compared with Norton's Anthology, the one is somewhat weak in the respect of classics. Even so, it is still one of the most important books for academic purpose"
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