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Download or read book Theory into Practice: A Reader in Modern Literary Criticism written by Ryan Johnson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1992-08-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students of literary theory have been well provided for by the publication of various Readers in literary theory. However, the relation between theory and critical practice still presents a problem to the general reader. This book brings together essays by major critics which apply theory to practice in an accessible way. This will help a general literary readership gain a better understanding of the various types of theoretical criticism, see theory being applied to practice powerfully and persuasively, and encourage students to use theory in their own critical writing.