How To Begin Studying English Literature

Author : Nicholas Marsh
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137508787
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Begin Studying English Literature written by Nicholas Marsh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Nicholas Marsh
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN 13 : 9780333968710
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Begin Studying English Literature written by Nicholas Marsh and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2002 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text has established itself as a successful and popular introductory student guide. This fully revised and expanded third edition offers practical help and guidance. It shows the reader how to approach novels, plays and poems, and includes chapters on themes, characters, structure, style, irony and analysis. In addition, sections on writing essays, how to revise, and how to use the critics make this book an invaluable companion for anyone beginning to study English literature.

Author : Robert Eaglestone
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135043175
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studying English written by Robert Eaglestone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clearly focussed on the needs of students, Robert Eaglestone and Jonathan Beecher Field have revised the best-selling Doing English specifically for English literature courses in America. Studying English presents the ideas and debates that shape literary studies in America today. This overview of the discipline explains not only what students need to know, but how and why English came to be the way it is. This uniquely comprehensive guide to the subject gives students the background they need to understand and enjoy their studies more fully. The book covers arguments about criticism and theory, value, the canon, Shakespeare, authorial intention, figural language, narrative, writing, identity, politics and the skills that are learned from studying 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.

Author : Tory Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139472208
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studying English Literature written by Tory Young and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-05-22 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Ashley Chantler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441169652
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studying English Literature written by Ashley Chantler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02-28 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Dermot Cavanagh
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748691340
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Edinburgh Introduction to Studying English Literature written by Dermot Cavanagh and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Robert Eaglestone
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113465426X
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doing English written by Robert Eaglestone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-03-11 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at students in the final year of secondary education or beginning degrees, this immensely readable book provides the ideal introduction to studying English literature. The book will: * orientate you, by explaining what you are doing when you 'do English' * equip you for future study, by introducing current ideas literature, context and interpretation * enable you to bridge the gap between 'traditional' and 'theoretical' approaches to literature, showing why English has had to change and what those changes mean for you. Doing English deals with the exciting new ideas and contentious debates that make up English today, covering a broad range of issues from the history of literary studies and the canon to Shakespeare, politics and the future of English. The second edition has been revised throughout and includes a new chapter on narrative. Robert Eaglestone's refreshingly clear explanations and advice make this volume essential reading for all those planning to 'do English' at advanced or degree level.

Author : Robert Eaglestone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780203263150
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doing English written by Robert Eaglestone and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at students in the final year of secondary education or beginning degrees, this immensely readable book provides the ideal introduction to studying English literature. The book will: * orientate you, by explaining what you are doing when you 'do English' * equip you for future study, by introducing current ideas literature, context and interpretation * enable you to bridge the gap between 'traditional' and 'theoretical' approaches to literature, showing why English has had to change and what those changes mean for you. Doing English deals with the exciting new ideas and contentious debates that make up English today, covering a broad range of issues from the history of literary studies and the canon to Shakespeare, politics and the future of English. The second edition has been revised throughout and includes a new chapter on narrative. Robert Eaglestone's refreshingly clear explanations and advice make this volume essential reading for all those planning to 'do English' at advanced or degree level.

Author : Robert Eaglestone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780415837255
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studying English written by Robert Eaglestone and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 12 English, identity and politics -- 13 Why study English? -- Conclusion: The importance of English -- Further reading -- Index

Author : T. Sharper Knowlson
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9780469841260
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Study English Literature written by T. Sharper Knowlson and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.