Literary Theory From Plato To Barthes

This is an account of all the major movements in literary theory up to the late 1960s, with an international focus and particular emphasis on European thinkers.... » 

This is an account of all the major movements in literary theory up to the late 1960s, with an international focus and particular emphasis on European thinkers. The principles of each theoretical position are explained in relation to preceding and succeeding positions. «