Antonio Gramsci’s “The Formation of the Intellectual” Antonio Gramsci’s “The Formation of the Intellectual” Antonio Gramsci’s essay “The Formation of the Intellectual”, written in his Prison Notebooks during the late 1920s and early 1930s, is one of the most important texts in modern social and poli...
Roland Barthes’ “The Death of the Author” Roland Barthes’ “The Death of the Author” Roland Barthes’s short but very influential essay “The Death of the Author” (written in 1967 and published in 1968) changed the way people read and understand literature. Barthes does not mean that writers no longer ...
Ania Loomba’s Colonialism/Postcolonialism Ania Loomba’s Colonialism/Postcolonialism Ania Loomba’s book Colonialism/Postcolonialism is one of the most widely used and respected introductions to postcolonial studies. The main aim of the book is to help readers understand colonialism not just as a hist...
René Wellek’s Genre Theory René Wellek’s Genre Theory René Wellek is one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century literary theory, especially known for his book Theory of Literature (1949), written with Austin Warren. His ideas about genre were important because they tried to balance two...
LGBTQ Studies: Literary Theory for UGC NET English, CUET, SET, GATE LGBTQ studies in literary theory is a specialized field that delves into the representation, experiences, and complexities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer identities in literature. It seeks to analyze how these id...