French Studies: Literary & Critical Theory

Library resources for the study of French and Francophone language, literature, and culture.

Background Resources

Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Key Concepts in Literary Theory
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Julian Wolfreys, Ruth Robbins, and Kenneth Womack
Literary and Critical Theory - Oxford Bibliographies
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Annotated Bibliographies
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
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The JH Guide presents a comprehensive historical survey of the field's most important figures, schools, and movements.
Cambridge companion to critical theory
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Examines the major figures in Critical Theory, including Horkheimer, Adorno, Marcuse & more.
Dictionary of Critical Theory
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Covers the range of critical theory including cultural materialism, gender studies, hermeneutics & more
Theory Toolbox : Critical Concepts for the Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
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Interdiciplinary introduction to critical and cultural theory<