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Peter Barry is a British writer and academic who specializes in contemporary poetry and literary theory. He is also a published poet and the author of Beginning Theory, a popular textbook on literary and cultural theory.
Mar 31, 2021 · This book introduces the main concepts and methods of literary and cultural theory, from liberal humanism to postcolonialism. It also traces the history of theory through ten events and offers some examples of literary texts and criticism.
Aug 8, 2017 · by Peter Barry (Author) 4.5 412 ratings. See all formats and editions. Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for over two decades. This new and expanded fourth edition continues to offer readers the best single-volume introduction to the field.
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Peter Barry Theory often eclipses the text, just as the moon's shadow obscures the sun in an eclipse, so that the text loses its own voice and begins to voice theory. This book provides summaries or descriptions of a number of important theoretical essays.
Expanded and updated from the original edition first published in 1995, Peter Barry has incorporated all of the recent developments in literary theory, adding two new chapters covering the...
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Jan 1, 1995 · From Sinatra to the Spice Girls, from Levi-Strauss to Baudrillard – a hectic four decades which Peter Barry in this very smart book sums up with panache.
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Jan 18, 2013 · Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for well over a decade now. This new and expanded...
