This book provides a complete guide to analyzing literary works, from an introduction of basic principles to the finer details.
Separated into three sections, the book covers:
• Principles – this looks at what literary analysis is, its three main components, the various possible objects of analysis
• Main components - introduces nearly thirty aspects of text analysis such as style, themes, social aspects, context, and then continues to introduce nearly fifty approaches such as literary history, ecocriticism, narratology, and sociology
• The process of analysis – details the...