The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics is an indispensable
guide and reference source to the major thinkers and topics in
aesthetics. Forty-six new entries by a team of renowned international
contributors provide clear and up-to-date entries under four headings:
historical, from Plato to Derrida; aesthetic theory, from definitions
of art to pictorial representation; issues and challenges, from
criticism to feminist aesthetics; and the individual arts, from
literature to theater.
A concise investigation into most of the major schools of modern LITERARY THEORY.
The Routledge Companion of Critical Theory is an indispensable aid for anyone approaching this exciting field of study for the first time. By exploring ideas from a diverse range of disciplines "theory" encourages us to develop a deeper understanding of how we approach the written word. This book defines what is generically referred to as "critical theory," and guides readers through some of the most complex and fundamental concepts in the field, ranging from Historicism to Postmodernism, from Psychoanalytic Criticism to Race and Postcoloniality.
Othello is one of Shakespeare's great tragedies. In this Routledge Literary Sourcebook,
Andrew Hadfield provides the ideal starting point for students studying
this play. Along with extensive annotated extracts from the play
itself, the sourcebook includes materials on: contemporary documents;
early critical reception of the play; twentieth century criticism and
the play in performance.
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Routledge History of Philosophy
The Routledge History of Philosophy provides a chronological survey of
the history of Western Philosophy, from its beginnings in the sixth
century B.C. to the present time. It discusses all major philosophical
developments in depth.
