Buchcover - The English Handbook - ISBN 978-1-4443-0791-7
Leseprobe - The English Handbook - ISBN 978-1-4443-0791-7
„It would certainly be helpful to students to havemultiple copies available in their academic libraries.“ (Reference Reviews, 2012)
„A marvellously useful book, one that I would recommend ferventlyfor any gateway class introducing students to the theory andpractice of literary criticism“.
Peter C. Herman, San Diego State University
„[This book] combines introductory material on the process ofreading and literary interpretation with discussions of genre, poetics, library research, and introductory literary theory ... avaluable tool for students who are just beginning to think abouthow best to interpret literature, as well as the teachers who arestriving to present the diverse field of literature to thestudents.“
Cindy Weinstein, California Institute of Technology
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
