Introduction

the history and present condition of theory — a brief account

Richard Bradford

1-13

Teaching theory

Vincent B. Leitch

14-32

The resistance to history

teaching in the present

Andrew Hadfield

33-48

The attractions of theory

Jill Le Bihan

49-62

Syntactics — semantics — pragmatics (still having one's cake?)

Leona Toker

63-77

The motivation of literary theory

from national culture to world literature

Stephen Shapiro

78-94

Marketing theory

an overview of theory guides

Andrew James

95-110

From theory to practice

literary studies in the classroom

Katherine Byrne

111-126

At home in theory? teaching one's way through the theory at home

Madelena Gonzalez

127-145

Reading by recipe

postcolonial theory and the practice of reading

Neil Murphy

146-162

Do I hate theory?

Richard Bradford

163-185