Hewes Library: English Language & Literature: Literary Theory

Literary Theory

An overview of literary theories:

Wojciehowski, Dolora Chapelle. "Literary Theory." The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature, Oxford University Press, 2006. Oxford Reference.

Dictionaries of literary theory: search or browse contents

Buchanan, Ian. A Dictionary of Critical Theory. Oxford University Press, 2010. Oxford Reference.

Baldick, Chris. The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. Oxford University Press, 2015. Oxford Reference.

Birch, Dinah, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2009. Oxford Reference.

Blackburn, Simon. The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy. Oxford University Press, 2016. Oxford Reference.

Klage, Mary. Key Terms in Literary Theory. Continuum, 1st ed., 2012. Credo Reference.

Ryan, Michael, editor. The Encyclopedia of Literary and Cultural Theory. Wiley, 1st ed., 2011. Credo Reference.

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Literary Theory

Literary Theory

Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and critical companions are useful to search or browse to discover literary and philosophical terminology.

These resources provide a scholarly overview of theory, and will help identify critical thinkers and additional scholarship to explore.

Literary Theory

An overview of literary theories:

Dictionaries of literary theory: search or browse contents

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