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# The Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory

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Accessing the huge selection of critical theory can be an intimidating experience. This acclaimed dictionary is an invaluable introduction to the theories and theorists in the field and will prove an authoritative resource for all students.

Review: Essential Tool for Beginning Critical Theorists (and All Graduate Art Students). - This is an essential resource for anyone having to discuss critical theory who has a finite amount of attention for the topic and/or lacks a basic undergraduate collegiate experience within philosophy. Concise, easy to understand definitions and a boatload of cross-referencing makes keeping unfamiliar terms clear and leads to free-association between other concepts. The Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory did more to help me retain and build upon the discourse within my graduate-level critical theory lectures than most of the assigned lecture readings. I am a far more competent reader and writer within that mode of communication for it.
Review: Incredibly Useful - I bought this book for my graduate-level course at college named Practical Criticism (renamed to Critical Theory this year actually) and it has been so useful. It has everything in it! Or almost. i could just sit down and read some of the things in this book just for fun. It is fascinating stuff. Purchase this book now! Used or New. W/e is cheaper.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #715,282 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #755 in Dictionaries (Books) #2,093 in Literary Criticism & Theory #4,582 in Sociology Reference |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 260 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential Tool for Beginning Critical Theorists (and All Graduate Art Students).
*by G***D on April 17, 2017*

This is an essential resource for anyone having to discuss critical theory who has a finite amount of attention for the topic and/or lacks a basic undergraduate collegiate experience within philosophy. Concise, easy to understand definitions and a boatload of cross-referencing makes keeping unfamiliar terms clear and leads to free-association between other concepts. The Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory did more to help me retain and build upon the discourse within my graduate-level critical theory lectures than most of the assigned lecture readings. I am a far more competent reader and writer within that mode of communication for it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Incredibly Useful
*by T***R on February 14, 2010*

I bought this book for my graduate-level course at college named Practical Criticism (renamed to Critical Theory this year actually) and it has been so useful. It has everything in it! Or almost. i could just sit down and read some of the things in this book just for fun. It is fascinating stuff. Purchase this book now! Used or New. W/e is cheaper.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great, But Could Be More Comprehensive
*by C***T on February 7, 2010*

The entries in this dictionary are great and informative, but it just seems like it could have had even more in it (plus, there are a few entries that probably didn't need to be in there such as Karl Popper, a great philosopher of science and all, but how much does he really affect critical theory?). Still, the smaller size does make it even more portable, which is kind of a plus, and for the amount of information that is in here it's totally worth the price.

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