Theory and the Novel: Narrative Reflexivity in the British Tradition (Literature, Culture, Theory)

Narrative features such as frames, digressions, or authorial intrusions have traditionally been viewed as distractions from or anomalies in the narrative proper.

Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction

What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter? These questions and more are addressed in Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction, a book which steers a clear path through a subject which is often perceived to be complex and impenetrable.

Effective Teaching in Schools: Theory and Practice

Written by the author of the highly-successful Essential Teaching Skills this is the ideal introduction to what defines good teaching. Bridging the gap between theory and practice this handbook enables students to build on theoretical work where it matters in the classroom.

(12 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture)
Course No. 174
Taught by Edward J. Larson
University of Georgia

Charles Darwin's theory of organic evolution—the idea that life on earth is the product of purely natural causes, not the hand of God—set off shock waves that continue to reverberate through Western society, and especially the United States.
What makes evolution such a profoundly provocative concept, so convincing to most scientists, yet so socially and politically divisive? The Theory of Evolution: A History of Controversy is an examination of the varied elements that so often make this science the object of strong sentiments and heated debate.

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Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory (Second Edition)

In this second edition of Beginning Theory, the variety of approaches, theorists, and technical language is lucidly and expertly unraveled and explained, and allows readers to develop their own ideas once first principles have been grasped. Expanded and updated from the original edition first published in 1995, Peter Barry has incorporated all of the recent developments in literary theory, adding two new chapters covering the emergent Eco-criticism and the re-emerging Narratology.