
Reading and Writing About Literature
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Best Sellers Rank: 1555581 in Books
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0130279749
Language : English
Publisher : Pearson; 1st edition
Publication Date : October 28, 2001
Pages : 352
This user-friendly book identifies eight theoretical approaches to reading and writing about literature. Each chapter provides detailed discussions of how learners can use these traditional and contemporary approaches to enhance their ability to analyze, enjoy, and study literature. Chapter topics cover reader-response criticism, formalist criticism, ethical criticism, literature as civic argument, cultural criticism, feminist criticism, psychological criticism, deconstructive criticism, and the research essay. For individuals who enjoy literary texts, and want to write effectively about what they read.