Literature in the Modern World: Critical Essays and Documents by Dennis Walder offers a comprehensive exploration of key literary theories and debates spanning from the 1920s to the 1980s. This book presents a unique blend of essays that cover English, European, feminist, and "New Writing" perspectives, shedding new light on the major theoretical issues surrounding the study of modern literary texts.

The volume includes writings from a variety of influential critics, theorists, and writers such as Sandra M. Gilbert, Susan Gubar, Frank Kermode, Edward Said, Lionel Trilling, W.H. Auden, Umberto Eco, Seamus Heaney, Czeslaw Milosz, and Virginia Woolf. These essays engage with critical topics including genre, interpretation, history, criticism, gender, and race, which are pivotal in shaping contemporary literary studies.

By focusing on these themes, Literature in the Modern World provides readers with a critical awareness of the debates and issues that have and will continue to dominate future discussions of literature. This text is particularly valuable for anyone interested in the intersection of literary theory and criticism, as well as the broader cultural and historical contexts that have influenced literary production and reception in the modern era.

Product details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (January 17, 1991)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 394 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0198710372
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0198710370
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.47 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.13 x 0.98 x 9.13 inches
• Condition: Used-Good

The copy has margin notes (marginalia) throughout the introduction pages, else clean, and unmarked, and the binding is sound.