TY - BOOK ID - 2732242 TI - Literary theory from Plato to Barthes : an introductory history PY - 1999 SN - 0333714229 0333714210 PB - Houndmills Basingstoke London Macmillan Press DB - UniCat KW - Appraisal of books KW - Books--Appraisal KW - Criticism KW - Criticism--Technique KW - Critique KW - Critique littéraire KW - Evaluation of literature KW - Kritiek KW - Kritiek [Literaire ] KW - Literaire kritiek KW - Literary criticism KW - Literature--Evaluation KW - Literatuurkritiek KW - 82.0 KW - Literatuurtheorie KW - 82.0 Literatuurtheorie KW - Literature KW - History and criticism KW - Theory, etc. KW - Philosophy KW - LITTERATURE KW - CRITIQUE KW - HISTOIRE ET CRITIQUE KW - THEORIE KW - PHILOSOPHIE UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2732242 AB - An accessible and lucid account of all the major movements in literary theory up to the late 1960s, with a truly international focus and particular emphasis on European thinkers. The essential principles of each theoretical position are explained in relation to preceding and succeeding positions, and in relation to the socio-political structures and literary practices of the time. The book also includes a very useful glossary, time charts and suggestions for further reading. ER -