{"product_id":"beginning-theory-by-peter-barry","title":"Beginning Theory by Peter Barry","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"379\"\u003e📘 \u003cstrong data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"271\"\u003eBeginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"274\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"290\"\u003eby Peter Barry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"293\"\u003e🧠 \u003cem data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"379\"\u003eA trusted companion for students navigating the complex world of literary theory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"384\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"760\"\u003eNow in its \u003cstrong data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"415\"\u003efourth edition\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"435\"\u003eBeginning Theory\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"454\"\u003ePeter Barry\u003c\/strong\u003e remains one of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"540\"\u003emost widely used introductions to literary and cultural theory\u003c\/strong\u003e in the English-speaking world. 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