Anne H. Stevens is Professor of English and Chair of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

"The second edition of Anne H. Stevens's Literary Theory and Criticism builds on the strength of argument and clarity of the first edition and includes some nuanced improvements. The updated text engages movements currently impacting literary interpretation, such as Black Lives Matter. Fuller attention is given to disability studies and environmental studies, and there are new sections on Critical Race Theory and affect theory. The case studies of critical schools applied to Hamlet and Frankenstein are consistently stimulating. Stevens's compelling and readable interpretation of the history of literary theory and criticism will be instructive for both undergraduate students and general readers." -- Sandra Singer, University of Guelph