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.