Leitch is well-known as a lucid explainer of theory

In a clear and readable style, Living with Theory maps out contemporary theory, tracing its complex configurations, its political preoccupations, and its relations with literature.
* Argues that the field of theory in late postmodern consumer society... [More...]

In a clear and readable style, "Living with Theory" maps out contemporary theory, tracing its complex configurations, its political preoccupations, and its relations with literature.
Argues that the field of theory in late postmodern consumer society... [More...]

The most comprehensive anthology of theory and criticism, now up-to-date and global.

Leitch argues for the use of poststructural theory in cultural criticism. He maintains that deconstruction remains crucial for truly critical approach to cultural studies.
The turn toward "dis-course" and away from "literature" has led to a resurgence of... [More...]

In Deconstructive Criticism: An Advanced Introduction, Vincent B. Leitch provides the as-yet-uninitiated reader with a lucid and comprehensive understanding of established thought and the work currently being done in the field.

Updated ed. of: American literary criticism from the thirties to the eighties. 1988.

After Theory forms a companion volume to Leitch's earlier American Literary Criticism from the 1930s to the 1980s, which is regarded as a standard in the field. American Literary Criticism covered a long range, from the 1920s Agrarian movement which... [More...]