Issues in Contemporary Critical Theory

General Editor's Preface.- Introduction.- PART 1 EARLY MODERN VIEWPOINTS: CRITICAL BACKGROUND TO CONTEMPORARY DEBATES.- PART 2 THE MAJOR ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY DEBATES.- Is Theory Necessary ? (Empiricism vs Theoreticism).- What Does the Literary Work Represent'.- Is Literature Language? (The Claims of Stylistics).- What is Deconstruction'.- What is the Reader's Place'.- PART 3 THE NEW THEORIES IN PRACTICE.- Fiction Poetry Drama.- Select Bibliography.- Notes on Contributors.- Acknowledgements.- Index.

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General Editor's Preface
Introduction
PART 1 EARLY MODERN VIEWPOINTS: CRITICAL BACKGROUND TO CONTEMPORARY DEBATES
PART 2 THE MAJOR ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY DEBATES
Is Theory Necessary ? (Empiricism vs Theoreticism)
What Does the Literary Work Represent?
Is Literature Language? (The Claims of Stylistics)
What is Deconstruction?
What is the Reader's Place?
PART 3 THE NEW THEORIES IN PRACTICE
Fiction Poetry Drama
Select Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Index.