Research Guides: French Literature: Literary Terms and Theory

Literary Terms and Theory

The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism.
Edited by M. Groden and M. Kreisworth.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994.
An excellent resource, this guide provides articles and bibliographies on theorists, movements and schools. French literary theory is covered from the 17th century to modern times.
A Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory.
By Jeremy Hawthorne.
London: Arnold, 2000.
A dictionary of terminology in the field of critical theory. Entries are concise. The opening "Using the Glossary" offers a broad bibliography on specific movements.