{"product_id":"9781405115803","title":"How to Do Theory","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow to Study Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHow to Do Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWolfgang Iser\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis succinct introduction to modern theories of literature and the arts demonstrates how each theory is built and what it can accomplish. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents a wide variety of theories, including phenomenological theory, hermeneutical theory, gestalt theory, reception theory, semiotic theory, Marxist theory, deconstruction, anthropological theory, and feminist theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses classic literary texts, such as Keats’s Ode on a Grecian Urn, Spenser’s The Shephearde’s Calender and T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land to illustrate his explanations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes key statements by the major proponents of each theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents the different theories objectively, allowing students to decide which if any, they subscribe to.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives students a sense of the potential of theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a glossary of technical terms.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eWolfgang Iser\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Irvine. He is recognized as the founding theorist behind reception theory. His publications include the classic theoretical texts, \u003ci\u003eThe Implied Reader: Patterns of Communication from Bunyan to Beckett\u003c\/i\u003e (1978) and \u003ci\u003eThe Act of Reading: A Theory of Aesthetic Response\u003c\/i\u003e (1979).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 September 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405115803\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315599503500,"sku":"9781405115803","price":34.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405115803.jpg?v=1780155687","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405115803","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}