Literature: An Introduction to Theory and Analysis

Mads Rosendahl Thomsen is Professor with Special Responsibilities of Comparative Literature at Aarhus University, Denmark.Lasse Horne Kjældgaard is Professor of Danish Literature at Roskilde University, DenmarkLis Møller is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Aarhus University, Denmark.Dan Ringgaard is is Professor of Professor of Scandinavian Literature at Aarhus University, Denmark.Lilian Munk Rösing is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Peter Simonsen is Professor of European Literature at the University of Southern Denmark.

• ForewordJ. Hillis Miller, University of California IrvineIntroductionThomsen et el, Aarhus University1. LiteratureLasse Horne Kjældgaard, Peter Simonsen, Roskilde University and University of Southern Denmark2. InterpretationJesper Gulddal, Newcastle, AU3. GenreEva Hättner Aurelius, Lund University4. NarrativeStefan Iversen, Aarhus University5. CharacterLis Møller, Aarhus University6.NarratorJan Alber, Freiburg University7. StyleLilian Munk Rösing, Copenhagen University8. Sensation, Isak Winkel Holm, Copenhagen University9. Rhytm.Dan Ringgaard, Aarhus University10. TropesChristoph Bode, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München11. IntertextElisabeth FriisLund University12. AuthorJon Helt Haarder, University of Southern Denmark13. ReaderWinfried Fluck, Freie Universität14. HistoryMads Rosendahl Thomsen,Aarhus University15. EthicsLasse Horne Kjældgaard, Roskilde University16. PoliticsJakob Ladegaard, Aarhus University17. SexLilla Toke and Karen Weingarten, Stony Brook and CUNY18. EthnicityTabish Khair, Aarhus University19. Desire Lilian Munk Rösing, Copenhagen University20. Nature Peter Mortensen, Aarhus University21. Place Frederik Tygstrup, Copenhagen University22. ThingsKarin Sanders, UC Berkeley23. MobilitySøren Frank, University of Southern Denmark24. MemoryAnn Rigney, Utrecht University25. ArchivesDennis Tenen, Columbia University26. BooksTore Rye Andersen, Aarhus University27. AdaptationKiene Brillenburg, Utrecht University28. ArtPeter Simonsen, University of Southern Denmark29. PerformanceClaire Warden, DeMontfort University30. TranslationKaren Emmerich, Princeton University31. Creative writing Kiene Brillenburg, Utrecht University32. Critical writingGloria Fisk, CUNY33. QualitySusan Bassnett, University of WarwickIndex of schoolsBibliography

[Employs] engaging writing and [a] clear layout of the topic ... A great resource for first timers in literary theory. The second and third sections of the volume are of greatest interest and can prove useful to those who wish to grasp how literary studies have embraced a wider scope both in theory and practice.