ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THEORY
 

HISTORY                                   REGIONS                                      TOPICS


 

Welcome to the Encyclopaedia of Theory!

This is an open access, online encyclopaedia devoted to literary theory and criticism, rhetoric, and hermeneutics. 

  • What is Theory?  Please click here.

  • What is Literary Theory?  Please click here.

  • What is rhetoric?  Please click here.

The Encyclopaedia will forever be a work in progress in that not only will it never reach a stage of perfect completion, but it is also being developed in incremental stages:

  • the first stage, devoted to the identification of relevant theorists, topics, and so on as well as the building of the relevant bibliographies and links to online resources, is now largely complete;

  • the second stage involves the construction of the various pages (please bear with us as this takes time);

  • the third stage involves the identification of experts in each of these areas and the writing of entries -- during this stage, we will focus firstly on entries devoted to the History of Theory, secondly on Theoretical Topics, and thirdly on the various Regions in which Theory is explored;

  • the fourth stage will be devoted to Postcolonial Theory; and

  • the fifth stage will focus on Feminist Theory.

General Editor: Richard L. W. Clarke

Sub-Editors:

HISTORY

REGIONS

TOPICS

Ancient Thought:

Medieval Thought:

Early Modern Thought:

Nineteenth Century Thought:

Romanticism:

'Victorian' Thought:

Twentieth Century Thought:

Anglo-American Thought:

Continental Theory:

(Neo-)Pragmatism:

 

African Thought:

Asian Thought:

East Asian Thought:

South Asian Thought:

Australasian Thought:

Canadian Thought:

European Thought:

Latin American Thought:

Middle Eastern Thought:

Israeli / Jewish Thought:

Arabic / Islamic Thought:

USA:

American Thought:

African American Thought:

Native American Thought:

 

Animals:

The Arts:

Architecture:

Art (Visual and Plastic):

Film:

Literature:

Music:

Other Media:

Communication:

Argumentation Theory:

Composition Studies:

Hermeneutics:

Media Studies:

Rhetoric:

Semiotics:

Education:

History:

The Human Being:

Gender:

Race:

Sexuality:

Knowledge:

Metatheory:

Morality:

Nature:

Science and Technology Studies (Rhetoric and Sociology of the Natural Sciences)

Religion:

Society:

 

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THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THEORY was last updated: December 03, 2009

THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THEORY is edited by
Richard L. W. Clarke

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