title: Critical Theory: A Reader for Literary and Cultural Studies
author:  Robert Dale Parker 
description: <br />"This anthology reverses the trend toward bigger, bulkier collections without sacrificing the coverage and selections needed for a responsible theory course. The selections are thoughtfully chosen, artfully focused, and reflect the scope of contemporary theory today." <br />--Steven J. Venturino, <em>Loyola University Chicago</em>
zlib_text: AMERICAN THEORISTS 
  OF THE NOVEL
  The American theorists Henry James, Lionel Trilling, and Wayne C.
  Booth have revolutionized our understanding of narrative or story-
  telling, and have each championed the novel as an art form. Concepts
  from their work have become part of the fabric of novel criticism
  today, inﬂuencing theorists, authors, and readers alike.
  Emphasizing the crucial relationship between the work of these
  three critics, Peter Rawlings explores their understanding of the novel
  form, and investigates their ideas on:
  •
  realism and representation
  •
  authors and narration
  •
  point of view and centres of consciousness
  •
  readers, reading, and interpretation
  •
  moral intelligence.
  Rawlings demonstrates the importance of James, Trilling, and Booth
  for contemporary literary theory and clearly introduces critical
  concepts that underlie any study of narrative. This book is invaluable
  reading for anyone with an interest in American critical theory, or the
  genre of the novel.
  Peter Rawlings