Definition of "literary theory" []

• The theory or the philosophy of the interpretation of literature and literary criticism. (noun)

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• "One of the newest areas (or a newly resurrected one) in contemporary literary theory has to do with spatial theory, with geographies, with mapping or re-mapping one's experience — London's restless travels and insights into many cultures fit well with this approach."