The Johns Hopkins University Guide to

Literary Theory & Criticism

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An indispensable resource for scholars and students of literary theory and discourse, and with more than 300 entries included, The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism presents a comprehensive historical survey of the field's most important figures, schools, and movements. 

Hopkins Press is pleased to announce that a thorough update of the Guide is underway. Recognizing the evolution of theoretical humanities in the twenty-first century, editors Martin Kreiswirth, Imre Szeman, Cymene Howe, Andrew Pendakis, and Valerie Uher commissioned dozens of new contributions from world-renowned scholars to reflect the shift toward critical and cultural theory that define humanistic discourse today.

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