Literature: An Introduction to Theory and Analysis

Literature: An Introduction to Theory and Analysis
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country
United Kingdom
Published
9 March 2017
Pages
464
ISBN
9781474271967

Literature: An Introduction to Theory and Analysis

How does literature work? And what does it mean? How does it relate to the world: to politics, to history, to the environment? How do we analyse and interpret a literary text, paying attention to its specific poetic and fictitious qualities? This wide-ranging introduction helps students to explore these and many other essential questions in the study of literature, criticism and theory. In a series of introductory chapters, leading international scholars present the fundamental topics of literary studies through conceptual definitions as well as interpretative readings of works familiar from a range of world literary traditions.

In an easy-to-navigate format, Literature: An Introduction to Theory and Analysis covers such topics as:

*Key definitions - from plot, character and style to genre, trope and author
*Literature’s relationship to the surrounding world - ethics, politics, gender and nature
*Modes of literature and criticism - from books to performance, from creative to critical writing

With annotated reading guides throughout and a glossary of major critical schools to help students when studying, revising and writing essays, this is an essential introduction and reference guide to the study of literature at all levels.

The companion website to the book litdh.au.dk focuses on digital humanities and literary studies. For each topic in the book you will find an introduction to computational aspects of the topic, approaches for both newcomers and advanced users, and references to tools, scripts and articles. The website also has a comprehensive and well-structured reference page.

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