The third edition of Literary Criticism:An Introduction to Theory and Practiceby Charles E. Bressler presents the eleven basicschools of twentieth-century literary theory andcriticism in their historical and philosophicalcontexts. Unlike other introduction to literarycriticism, this text explores the philosophicalassumptions of each school of criticism, providesa clear methodology for writing essays according to each school's beliefs and tenets, andfeatures accessible student-generated sample essays.