The Edinburgh Introduction to Studying English Literature

ISBN-13: 9780748691326 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 256 str.

Dermot Cavanagh; Alan Gillis; Michelle Keown

Opis

Now in its second edtion, this established guide for beginning students of literature has been updated to reflect the latest in teaching and research. Students will discover the full range of literary forms, styles, theories and critical strategies which are essential to the study of literature. Carefully selected examples demonstrate exactly how a different strategies for reading texts can be put to work and applied by students in their own work. All texts discussed are conveniently available in readily available works, the majority of which are also in the Norton Anthology of English Literature.
New for this edition:
* 3 new chapters on Reading, Writing an Essay, and Reflecting
* Updated Works Cited
* Texts discussed in the book keyed to the latest edition of the Norton Anthology of English Literature

Spis treści

Preface to the Second Edition; Section I: Introduction; 1. What is Literature? Alex Thomson; 2. English Literary Studies: Origins and Nature, Robert Irvine; 3. Kinds of Literature, David Salter; Section II: Poetry; 4. Poetry: An Introduction, Alan Gillis; 5. Metre and Rhythm, Lee Spinks; 6. Verse Forms, Penny Fielding; 7. Poetic Imagery, Sarah M. Dunnigan; 8. Poetry and History, Greg Walker; 9. Vernacular Poetry, Colin Nicholson; Section II: Narrative; 10. Genre and Form: The Short Story, Kenneth Millard; 11. Narrative Language, Keith Hughes; 12. Narrative Structure and Technique, Randall Stevenson; 13. Constructing Character, Rajorshi Chakraborti; 14. Narrative, Society and History, Aaron Kelly; 15. Life Writing, Laura Marcus; Section IV: Drama; 16. Introducing Drama, Roger Savage; 17. Text and Performance, Olga Taxidou; 18. Tragedy, Simon Malpas; 19. Comedy, Jonathan Wild; 20. History and Politics, Dermot Cavanagh; 21. Sex, Gender and Performance, Suzanne Trill; Section V: Reading, Writing and Reflecting; 22. Reading, Anna Vaninskaya; 23. Writing as Essay, David Farrier; 24. Reflecting, Paul Crosthwaite; Works Cited; Notes on Contributors; Index