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# Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide

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    Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" (so
  

*by N***I on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 8, 2014*

This was the required textbook for a class on literary theory/criticism.I cannot speak to the work on a scholarly level, as I had never studied literary criticism/theory before. I can speak to the book as a student, and as someone who knew nothing about the subject prior to reading the text book.As far as textbooks go, this one is well-written; the ideas are clearly presented; the book is written for beginners, so it is light on all the scholarly language. In short: the book does not seem to be written in the manner of many textbooks, where the writing seems to be one academic trying to impress another academic.The most helpful aspect of the book is that it is written to be used along with F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" (so, the class used both this text, and a copy of "Gatsby"). While "Gatsby" is not one of my favorite books, it was helpful to have the combination of theory and example. What I mean is that each critical theory has its own chapter (mostly), and the theory is explained. At the end of each chapter, the theory is then applied to "Gatsby" which, I think, makes it easier to understand the application of the theory.(As a side note: for the final class paper, I was at the library looking through another critical theory text. That particular book had chapters about each specific theory, but the chapters ended with essays applying the theory to a variety of books -- one chapter had an essay about how the theory related to "Hamlet", another chapter's essay applied the theory to Hawthorne. While it was interesting to read, if you hadn't read the works the chapter-ending essays referred to, it did nothing to add to the understanding of the theory. With Ms Tyson's book, having the theories all related to one book, read in conjunction, made understanding the theories much easier.)For students who are interested in carrying the ideas and concepts further, each chapter lists "questions to ask for further readings", giving a short story/novel to read, then a question (related to the theory) to answer. These are followed by two sets of "For further reading", one for the beginning student, the other list for more advanced students.

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    Saved my grade!
  

*by E***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 4, 2018*

This textbook saved my grade- Hans Bertens' horrifically written "Literary Theory" was the required textbook for my into theory class, and after the very first week spent reading and rereading paragraphs to figure out what he was trying to say, I knew I was in trouble. I saw someone recommending Tyson on the reviews for Bertens' book, and in desperation I rented this edition because it was low-cost. This book is worth every cent I spent on it and more. I can say with confidence Tyson is the only reason I passed that class. Her explanations of each theory are both conscious and nuanced, and most importantly, easy to read. I especially appreciated how she applies each theory to The Great Gatsby so I could see how each theory functions in practice and changes the interpretation of the text. I highly recommend this textbook, especially if you're saddled with Bertens and struggling!

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    User Friendly But Meaty
  

*by L***U on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 7, 2013*

I'm using this book for a college class in literary criticism, and I love it.  I will confess that I dreaded the course, because literary criticism can be an exercise in one-upmanship ("I'm more esoteric than you!"), and I have no patience with academics who write for each other and don't care about being actually understood.  Tyson gets it, and presents the various schools of critical theory clearly and concisely, yet with enough substance to make this reader able to immediately apply the theories she describes to different literary works.  Each of her chapters ends with an application to Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, which I thought I knew, but under Tyson's pen the novel is unpacked in layers of meaning.  I can't say enough good things about this text - highly recommended both for classes and for anyone who wants to  glean more out of reading literature.

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