>ha. i even remember asking you once to please please please explain the way
>theory was used in literary theory.
Have you seen the "Very Short Introduction" series? Those are some good little books. The one on literary theory is great for entering the waters and even if you're familiar with the stuff it's nice to have someone sum it up in a hundred or so short pages.
http://www.oup.co.uk/general/vsi/titles_atoz/