A Text Book On English Literature

Author : Ashley Chantler,David Higgins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781441169655

Get Book

Studying English Literature by Ashley Chantler,David Higgins Pdf

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 : Richard Gill
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-07-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781350315099

Get Book

Mastering English Literature by Richard Gill Pdf

The third edition of this leading text provides a comprehensive guide to literary study. Emphasis has been placed on contextualizing literature and this updated version takes these changes into account by incorporating more material on historical and cultural contexts as well as in-depth discussions on novels, drama and poetry.

Author : Paul Poplawski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 757 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107141674

Get Book

English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski Pdf

From Anglo-Saxon runes to postcolonial rap, this undergraduate textbook covers the social and historical contexts of the whole of the English literature.

Author : Tory Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139472203

Get Book

Studying English Literature by Tory Young Pdf

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 : H. D. Adamson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107045408

Get Book

Linguistics and English Literature by H. D. Adamson Pdf

This undergraduate textbook introduces English literature students to the application of linguistics to literary analysis.

Author : William J. Long
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4057664166821

Get Book

English Literature by William J. Long Pdf

"English Literature: Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World" by William J. Long resents the whole splendid history of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the Victorian Era. It's a useful and interesting guide for students as well as teachers of English literature, specially European and American, despite over a hundred years passing since the time of its first publication.

Author : Stephen Greenblatt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0393544109

Get Book

The Norton Anthology of English Literature - Core Selections Ebook by Stephen Greenblatt Pdf

Author : Calvin Thomas
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781623561642

Get Book

Ten Lessons in Theory by Calvin Thomas Pdf

An introduction to literary theory unlike any other, Ten Lessons in Theory engages its readers with three fundamental premises. The first premise is that a genuinely productive understanding of theory depends upon a considerably more sustained encounter with the foundational writings of Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud than any reader is likely to get from the introductions to theory that are currently available. The second premise involves what Fredric Jameson describes as "the conviction that of all the writing called theoretical, Lacan's is the richest." Entertaining this conviction, the book pays more (and more careful) attention to the richness of Lacan's writing than does any other introduction to literary theory. The third and most distinctive premise of the book is that literary theory isn't simply theory "about" literature, but that theory fundamentally is literature, after all. Ten Lessons in Theory argues, and even demonstrates, that "theoretical writing" is nothing if not a specific genre of "creative writing," a particular way of engaging in the art of the sentence, the art of making sentences that make trouble sentences that make, or desire to make, radical changes in the very fabric of social reality. As its title indicates, the book proceeds in the form of ten "lessons," each based on an axiomatic sentence selected from the canon of theoretical writing. Each lesson works by creatively unpacking its featured sentence and exploring the sentence's conditions of possibility and most radical implications. In the course of exploring the conditions and consequences of these troubling sentences, the ten lessons work and play together to articulate the most basic assumptions and motivations supporting theoretical writing, from its earliest stirrings to its most current turbulences. Provided in each lesson is a working glossary: specific critical keywords are boldfaced on their first appearance and defined either in the text or in a footnote. But while each lesson constitutes a precise explication of the working terms and core tenets of theoretical writing, each also attempts to exemplify theory as a "practice of creativity" (Foucault) in itself.

Author : James Clements
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315448947

Get Book

Teaching English by the Book by James Clements Pdf

Teaching English by the Book is about putting great books, wonderful poems and rich texts at the heart of English teaching, transforming children’s attitudes to reading and writing and having a positive impact on learning. It offers a practical approach to teaching a text-based curriculum, full of strategies and ideas that are immediately useable in the classroom. Written by James Clements, teacher, researcher, writer, and creator of shakespeareandmore.com, Teaching English by the Book provides effective ideas for enthusing children about literature, poetry and picturebooks. It offers techniques and activities to teach grammar, punctuation and spelling, provides support and guidance on planning lessons and units for meaningful learning, and shows how to bring texts to life through drama and the use of multimedia and film texts. Teaching English by the Book is for all teachers who aspire to use great books to introduce children to ideas beyond their own experience, encounter concepts that have never occurred to them before, to hear and read beautiful language, and experience what it’s like to lose themselves in a story, developing a genuine love of English that will stay with them forever.

Author : William Whitla
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1444307916

Get Book

The English Handbook by William Whitla Pdf

The English Handbook: A Guide to Literary Studies is acomprehensive textbook, providing essential practical andanalytical reading and writing skills for literature students atall levels. With advice and information on fundamental methods ofliterary analysis and research, Whitla equips students with theknowledge and tools essential for advanced literary study. Includes traditional close reading strategies integrated withnewer critical theory, ranging from gender and genre topost-structuralism and post-colonialism; with examples fromBeowulf to Atwood, folk ballads to Fugard, and ChristopherMarlowe to Conrad’s Marlow Draws on a wide range of resources, from print to contemporaryelectronic media Supplies a companion website with chapter summaries, charts,examples, web links, and suggestions for further study

Author : Elizabeth Whittome
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781107644960

Get Book

Cambridge International AS and A Level Literature in English Coursebook by Elizabeth Whittome Pdf

Comprehensive student-friendly resources designed for teaching Cambridge International AS and A Level Literature in English (syllabus 9695). This Coursebook is a comprehensive guide to the study of Literature in English at AS and A Level, encouraging both the enjoyment of literature and rigorous academic study. It provides a clear approach for any Literature studies syllabus, and is divided into three parts: Part 1 and Part 2 covering poetry, prose and drama at AS and A Level respectively, and Part 3 covering key skills needed to succeed in assessment. It contains a range of stimulating literary material from around the world, including poems and extracts from plays and prose fiction, selected to include Cambridge set texts.

Author : Marcello Giovanelli,Gary Ives,John Keen,Raj Rana,Rachel Rudman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781107465626

Get Book

A/AS Level English Language for AQA Student Book by Marcello Giovanelli,Gary Ives,John Keen,Raj Rana,Rachel Rudman Pdf

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 A Level English qualifications. Endorsed for the AQA A/AS Level English Language specifications for first teaching from 2015, this print Student Book is suitable for all abilities, providing stretch opportunities for the more able and additional scaffolding for those who need it. Helping bridge the gap between GCSE and A Level, the unique three-part structure provides essential knowledge and allows students to develop their skills through a deeper study of key topics, whilst encouraging independent learning. An enhanced digital version and free Teacher's Resource are also available.

Author : Carol Atherton,Andrew Green,Gary Snapper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136310416

Get Book

Teaching English Literature 16-19 by Carol Atherton,Andrew Green,Gary Snapper Pdf

Teaching English Literature 16 – 19 is an essential new resource that is suitable for use both as an introductory guide for those new to teaching literature and also as an aid to reflection and renewal for more experienced teachers. Using the central philosophy that students will learn best when actively engaged in discussion and encouraged to apply what they have learnt independently, this highly practical new text contains: discussion of the principles behind the teaching of literature at this level; guidelines on course planning, pedagogy, content and subject knowledge; advice on teaching literature taking into account a range of broader contexts, such as literary criticism, literary theory, performance, publishing, creative writing and journalism; examples of practical activities, worksheets and suggestions for texts; guides to available resources. Aimed at English teachers, teacher trainees, teacher trainers and advisors, this resource is packed full of new and workable ideas for teaching all English literature courses.

Author : William E. Engel,Rory Loughnane,Grant Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107086814

Get Book

The Memory Arts in Renaissance England by William E. Engel,Rory Loughnane,Grant Williams Pdf

Anthology of a selection of early modern works on memory.

Author : Dawn Hogue
Publisher : Research & Education Assoc.
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780738612577

Get Book

AP® English Literature & Composition Crash Course, For the New 2020 Exam, Book + Online by Dawn Hogue Pdf

"REA: the test prep AP teachers recommend."