Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism

This site, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, provides a comprehensive survey of ideas and theorists from Plato to modern times, examining developments in other disciplines which have shaped theory and criticism.

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You can search full text or browse the alphabetical entries (Abrams - Zola). It is also possible to browse the index of topics (actant - Yale critics), or the entries of Ideas, History and Theory (African Theory and Criticism - Value Theory).

 

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