文学批评

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 methodol...

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.

查尔斯•E•布莱斯勒（Charles E. Bressler），美国学者，威尔克斯大学文学学士，斯克兰顿大学理科硕士，佐治亚大学博士。2008年以来，任印第安纳卫斯理大学英语教授，亦担任约翰•卫斯理荣誉学院的高级学者，教授世界经典文学、修辞学等。其研究兴趣主要集中在文学理论与批评，英美作家C. S. 刘易斯、J. R. R. 托尔金、G. K. 切斯特顿、查尔斯•威廉斯，埃德加•爱伦•坡和纳撒尼尔•霍桑等方面。

《文学批评：理论与实践导论》是布莱斯勒的代表作，该著自1994年初版以来，不断修订完善，目前已出至第五版，是美国文学批评方面最畅销的入门书之一。