Literary Analysis: The Basics
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Literary Analysis: The Basics

  1. 150 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Literary Analysis: The Basics

About this book

Literary Analysis: The Basics is an insightful introduction to analysing a wide range of literary forms. Providing a clear outline of the methodologies employed in twenty-first century literary analysis, it introduces readers to the genres, canons, terms, issues, critical approaches, and contexts that affect the analysis of any text. It addresses such questions as:

  • What counts as literature?
  • Is analysis a dissection?
  • How do gender, race, class and culture affect the meaning of a text?
  • Why is the social and historical context of a text important?
  • Can digital media be analysed in the same way as a poem?

With examples from ancient myths to young adult fiction, a glossary of key terms, and suggestions for further reading, Literary Analysis: The Basics is essential reading for anyone wishing to improve their analytical reading skills.

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Yes, you can access Literary Analysis: The Basics by Celena Kusch in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Literary Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780415747097
eBook ISBN
9781317420941

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS
  5. 1 Introduction: thinking about literature
  6. 2 Close reading: words and forms
  7. 3 Analysis in context
  8. 4 Comparative analysis
  9. 5 Analysis and the critics
  10. 6 Analysis and literary theory
  11. 7 Conclusion: analytical writing
  12. Glossary
  13. Index