A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature

Ranging from traditional approaches to the most contemporary perspectives, such as feminist and gender studies, cultural studies, and postcolonial studies, A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature offers readers a variety of clearly articulated approaches to interpreting literature. This thoroughly updated sixth edition applies these diverse approaches to the same six classic works--"To His Coy Mistress," "Young Goodman Brown," "Everyday Use," Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Frankenstein--in a way proven to elicit student analysis by enriching their response to and understanding of the individual works and critical theory. (Andrew Marvell's poem "To His Coy Mistress," Nathaniel Hawthorne's story "Young Goodman Brown," and Alice Walker's story "Everyday Use" are included in full within this volume.)

Wilfred L. Guerin, Professor Emeritus of English, Louisiana State University

Earle Labor, George A. Wilson Professor of American Literature, Centenary College

Lee Morgan, Professor Emeritus of English, Centenary College

Jeanne C. Reesman, Ashbel Smith Professor of English, University of Texas at San Antonio

John R. Willingham, Late, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Kansas