Author: Ashley Chantler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441169652
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Studying English Literature offers a link between pre-degree study and undergraduate study by introducing students to: - the history of English literature from the Renaissance to the present; - the key literary genres (poetry, prose, and drama); - a range of techniques, tools and terms useful in the analysis of literature; - critical and theoretical approaches to literature. It is designed to improve close critical reading skills and evidence-based discussion; encourage reflection on texts' themes, issues and historical contexts; and demonstrate how criticism and literary theories enable richer and more nuanced interpretations. This one-stop resource for beginning students combines a historical survey of English literature with a practical introduction to the main forms of literary writing. Case studies of key texts offer practical demonstrations of the tools and approaches discussed. Guided further reading and a glossary of terms used provide further support for the student. Introducing a wide range of literary writing, this is an indispensable guide for any student beginning their study of English Literature, providing the tools, techniques, approaches and terminology needed to succeed at university.
Studying English Literature
Author: Tory Young
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139472208
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Studying English Literature is a unique guide for undergraduates beginning to study the discipline of literature and those who are thinking of doing so. Unlike books that provide a survey of literary history or non-subject specific manuals that offer rigid guidelines on how to write essays, Studying English Literature invites students to engage with the subject's history and theory whilst at the same time offering information about reading, researching and writing about literature within the context of a university. The book is practical yet not patronizing: for example, whilst the discussion of plagiarism provides clear guidelines on how not to commit this offence, it also considers the difficulties students experience finding their own 'voice' when writing and provokes reflection on the value of originality and the concepts of adaptation, appropriation and intertextuality in literature. Above all, the book prizes the idea of argument rather than insisting upon formulaic essay plans, and gives many ways of finding something to say as you read and when you write, in chapters on Reading, Argument, Essays, Sentences and References.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139472208
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Studying English Literature is a unique guide for undergraduates beginning to study the discipline of literature and those who are thinking of doing so. Unlike books that provide a survey of literary history or non-subject specific manuals that offer rigid guidelines on how to write essays, Studying English Literature invites students to engage with the subject's history and theory whilst at the same time offering information about reading, researching and writing about literature within the context of a university. The book is practical yet not patronizing: for example, whilst the discussion of plagiarism provides clear guidelines on how not to commit this offence, it also considers the difficulties students experience finding their own 'voice' when writing and provokes reflection on the value of originality and the concepts of adaptation, appropriation and intertextuality in literature. Above all, the book prizes the idea of argument rather than insisting upon formulaic essay plans, and gives many ways of finding something to say as you read and when you write, in chapters on Reading, Argument, Essays, Sentences and References.
Edinburgh Introduction to Studying English Literature
Author: Dermot Cavanagh
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748691332
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This introduction to the tools required for literary study provides all the skills, background and critical knowledge which students require to approach their study of literature with confidence.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748691332
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This introduction to the tools required for literary study provides all the skills, background and critical knowledge which students require to approach their study of literature with confidence.
A Song of Stone
Author: Iain Banks
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684855364
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Set in a war-torn country not unlike Bosnia, this internationally bestselling novel concerns a band of soldiers who find refuge in a rural castle.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684855364
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Set in a war-torn country not unlike Bosnia, this internationally bestselling novel concerns a band of soldiers who find refuge in a rural castle.
How to Begin Studying English Literature
Author: Nicholas Marsh
Publisher: Palgrave
ISBN: 9780333640906
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
This fully revised and expanded new edition gives practical help and guidance to students and sets out a logical method for approaching novels, plays and poems. Useful chapters on themes, characters, structure and style explain how to analyse a text and later chapters give advice on writing successful essays and on how to set about revision. Straightforward and lively, the book is an invaluable companion to all students of literature.
Publisher: Palgrave
ISBN: 9780333640906
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
This fully revised and expanded new edition gives practical help and guidance to students and sets out a logical method for approaching novels, plays and poems. Useful chapters on themes, characters, structure and style explain how to analyse a text and later chapters give advice on writing successful essays and on how to set about revision. Straightforward and lively, the book is an invaluable companion to all students of literature.
Studying English Literature
Author: Ashley Chantler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441169652
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Studying English Literature offers a link between pre-degree study and undergraduate study by introducing students to: - the history of English literature from the Renaissance to the present; - the key literary genres (poetry, prose, and drama); - a range of techniques, tools and terms useful in the analysis of literature; - critical and theoretical approaches to literature. It is designed to improve close critical reading skills and evidence-based discussion; encourage reflection on texts' themes, issues and historical contexts; and demonstrate how criticism and literary theories enable richer and more nuanced interpretations. This one-stop resource for beginning students combines a historical survey of English literature with a practical introduction to the main forms of literary writing. Case studies of key texts offer practical demonstrations of the tools and approaches discussed. Guided further reading and a glossary of terms used provide further support for the student. Introducing a wide range of literary writing, this is an indispensable guide for any student beginning their study of English Literature, providing the tools, techniques, approaches and terminology needed to succeed at university.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441169652
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Studying English Literature offers a link between pre-degree study and undergraduate study by introducing students to: - the history of English literature from the Renaissance to the present; - the key literary genres (poetry, prose, and drama); - a range of techniques, tools and terms useful in the analysis of literature; - critical and theoretical approaches to literature. It is designed to improve close critical reading skills and evidence-based discussion; encourage reflection on texts' themes, issues and historical contexts; and demonstrate how criticism and literary theories enable richer and more nuanced interpretations. This one-stop resource for beginning students combines a historical survey of English literature with a practical introduction to the main forms of literary writing. Case studies of key texts offer practical demonstrations of the tools and approaches discussed. Guided further reading and a glossary of terms used provide further support for the student. Introducing a wide range of literary writing, this is an indispensable guide for any student beginning their study of English Literature, providing the tools, techniques, approaches and terminology needed to succeed at university.
Studying English Literature in Context
Author: Paul Poplawski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108479286
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 675
Book Description
From early medieval times to the present, this diverse collection of thirty-one essays sets literary texts in their historical contexts.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108479286
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 675
Book Description
From early medieval times to the present, this diverse collection of thirty-one essays sets literary texts in their historical contexts.
How to Begin Studying English Literature
Author: Nicholas Marsh
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137508787
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
How to Begin Studying English Literature has established itself as one of the most successful and popular introductory student guides in the field. This fourth edition has been fully revised and expanded throughout, and now includes more examples and commentary on texts as well as a third essay-writing chapter, tackling critics and context. This book shows the reader how to approach novels, plays and poems, featuring chapters on themes, characters, structure, style, irony and analysis. In addition, sections on revision, exams and further development of study skills make this book an invaluable companion for anyone beginning to study English literature.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137508787
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
How to Begin Studying English Literature has established itself as one of the most successful and popular introductory student guides in the field. This fourth edition has been fully revised and expanded throughout, and now includes more examples and commentary on texts as well as a third essay-writing chapter, tackling critics and context. This book shows the reader how to approach novels, plays and poems, featuring chapters on themes, characters, structure, style, irony and analysis. In addition, sections on revision, exams and further development of study skills make this book an invaluable companion for anyone beginning to study English literature.
Literary Studies in Action
Author: Alan Durant
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113497129X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
`This is a textbook for the times, which addresses itself brilliantly to the twin phenomena of expanding horizons and diminishing resources of English studies.' - David Lodge
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113497129X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
`This is a textbook for the times, which addresses itself brilliantly to the twin phenomena of expanding horizons and diminishing resources of English studies.' - David Lodge
How to Study and what to Study
Author: Richard Lanning Sandwick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Study skills
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Study skills
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Literature and Language Learning in the EFL Classroom
Author: Masayuki Teranishi
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137443669
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This book examines how literary texts can be incorporated into teaching practices in an EFL classroom. It takes a multi-faceted approach to how English language teaching and learning can best be developed through presentation and exploration of literary texts.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137443669
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This book examines how literary texts can be incorporated into teaching practices in an EFL classroom. It takes a multi-faceted approach to how English language teaching and learning can best be developed through presentation and exploration of literary texts.