Praise for previous editions:
This is a book which students in every introductory course on criticism and theory would benefit from having. Derek Attridge, University of York
[ Bennett and Royle have] cracked the problem of how to be introductory and sophisticated, accessible but not patronising. Peter Buse, English Subject Centre Newsletter
Sparkling, enthusiastic and admirably well-informed. Hélčne Cixous
The best introduction to literary studies on the market. Jonathan Culler, Cornell University
This excellent book is very well written and an outstanding introduction to literary studies. An extremely stimulating introduction. Robert Eaglestone, Royal Holloway College, University of London
Fresh, surprising, never boring, and engagingly humorous, while remaining intellectually serious and challenging . . . This is a terrific book, and Im very glad that it exists. Peggy Kamuf, University of Southern California
An exceptional book. It is completely different from anything else currently available, refreshing, extremely well written and original in so many ways . . . It is quite the best introductory book that I have ever come across. Philip Martin, Sheffield Hallam University
By far the best introduction we have, bar none. This unmatched book is for everyone: from those beginning literary study, through advanced students, and up to teachers; even those who, like me, have been pro- fessing literature for years and years. J. Hillis Miller, University of California
All the chapters in the volume are illuminating, informative and original. Robert Mills, Kings College London
I dont know of any book that could, or does, compete with this one. It is irreplaceable. Richard Rand, University of Alabama
Bennett and Royle have written a pathbreaking work Alan Shima, University of Gävle
It is by far the best and most readable of all such introductions that I know of Hayden White, University of California at Santa Cruz
The most un-boring, unnerving, unpretentious textbook Ive ever come across. Elizabeth Wright, University of Cambridge
