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Includes Reader-Response, Structuralism and Semiotics, Deconstruction, New Historicism, Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theory, and a newer chapter on Ecocriticism. Practical Application: "The Great Gatsby"

The guide has evolved through multiple editions, with the being the most current. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide

Explores the unconscious, defenses, and core issues like anxiety and sexuality, often incorporating Lacanian insights. Structuralism and Semiotics

The book provides in-depth coverage of major critical approaches, explaining their foundational concepts and the specific questions critics in each field ask: Critical Race Theory

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Recent editions have added or expanded sections on Ecocriticism , Critical Race Theory , and Michel Foucault .