Fundamentals of Literary Theory

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Fundamentals of Literary Theory is written by Klaus W. Hempfer and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3031474082 (ISBN 10) and 9783031474088 (ISBN 13).

This monograph offers new insights into the fundamentals of literary theory. It synthesizes and evaluates research from recent decades, critically examining this work from a transnational perspective and with a particular focus on publications in English, French and German. The book is divided into six sub-theories that tackle problems of interpretation, fictionality, performativity and performance, intertextuality, genre and periodization. Drawing on texts from Classical Antiquity to English, German, French, Spanish and Italian literature, the book brings together a range of different scholarly traditions in different languages.