Description

The book "Postmodern Literary Trends and Theories" is a comprehensive academic resource compiled by Nikita, intended for students of M.A. English – 4th Semester, particularly focusing on the 2024–25 academic session. It functions as a question bank and study guide, covering major literary movements, theories, and key critics that define postmodern and modern literary studies.

Key Features of the Book:

Structured into Units:

Unit 1: Literary Trends (e.g., Modernism, Structuralism, Metanarrative, Multiculturalism)

Unit 2: Major Literary Theorists (e.g., Homi Bhabha, Derrida, Foucault, Freud, Lacan, Spivak)

Unit 3 & 4: Theories like Feminism, Post-Colonialism, Psychoanalysis, and Postmodernism

Additional Focus: Eco-criticism, Subalternism, and New Historicism

Format:

The book follows a multiple-choice question (MCQ) format for each chapter.

Each section contains 50 well-framed MCQs with answer keys.

Questions are conceptually designed for revision, examination preparation, and critical understanding.

Academic Depth:

Includes key concepts like stream of consciousness, defamiliarization, impersonality, binary oppositions, grand narratives, and cultural pluralism.

Integrates the insights of pivotal theorists such as Jean-François Lyotard, Roland Barthes, T.S. Eliot, Ferdinand de Saussure, and others.

Target Audience:

Primarily designed for postgraduate English literature students.

Useful for NET/JRF aspirants, research scholars, and anyone interested in modern literary theory.

Overall Description:

This book offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of literary and critical theories that shape modern academic discourse, especially within the postmodern framework. By blending definitions, historical contexts, and critical thought, it serves both as a study aid and a conceptual primer. The MCQ format makes it especially beneficial for quick learning and assessment.