Studying English: A Guide for Literature Students

ISBN-13: 9780415837262 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 166 str.

Eaglestone Robert; Robert Eaglestone; With Jonathan Beecher Field

Opis

Intended for students, Studying English presents the ideas and debates that shape literary studies in America today. Why? Because if you know what s really going on backstage, you understand more, find it more enjoyable and do better at it. The book covers arguments about criticism and theory, value, the canon, Shakespeare, authorial intention, figural language, narrative, writing, identity, politics and the skills that you can learn from English for the world of work.

In a clear and engaging way, Robert Eaglestone and Jonathan Beecher Field

Orient you, by exploring what it is to study English in America now.

Equip you, by explaining the key ideas and trends in English in context.

Enable you to begin higher level study.

Studying English is the guide for students studying literature in the United States."

Recenzje

'Designed to help the student "think like a critic," Eaglestone and Field's splendid new book Studying English will also help them enjoy the process. Students--and their professors--should celebrate the arrival of a book that will make their lives easier, more efficient, and more productive.' Geoffrey Harpham, Professor of English, Tulane University, USA