Modern Literary Theory and Ancient Texts

This book provides students and scholars of classical literaturewith a practical guide to modern literary theory and criticism.Using a clear and concise approach, it navigates readers throughvarious theoretical approaches, including Russian Formalism,structuralism, deconstruction, gender studies, and New Historicism. * Applies theoretical approaches to examples from ancientliterature * Extensive bibliographies and index make it a valuable resourcefor scholars in the field