Short Guide to Writing About Literature Second Canadian Edition, 2nd edition
Published by Pearson Canada (June 2nd 2003) - Copyright © 2003
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Overview
Designed for English literature survey courses at the university level.
A Short Guide to Writing About Literature, provides useful guidance and a comprehensive introduction to writing about stories, plays, poems, essays, and films from a Canadian perspective, using Canadian examples.
Table of contents
Preface.
A Key to Types of Writing Assignments.
I. JUMPING IN.
1. The Writer as Reader: Reading and Responding.
2. The Reader as Writer: Drafting and Writing.
3. Two Forms of Criticism: Explication and Analysis.
4. Other Kinds of Writing About Literature.
II. STANDING BACK: THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT LITERATURE.
5. What is Literature?
6. What is Interpretation?
7. What is Evaluation?
8. Writing About Literature, An Overview.
III. UP CLOSE: THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT LITERARY FORMS.
9. Writing About Essays.
10. Writing About Fiction: The World of the Story.
11. Writing About Drama.
12. Writing About Poetry.
13. Writing About Film.
IV. INSIDE: A GRAMMAR SKETCH, STYLE, FORMAT, AND SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS.
14. Grammar, Syntax, Style, and Format.
15. Writing a Research Paper.
16. New Approaches to the Research Paper: Literature, History, and the World Wide Web.
17. Essay Examinations.
Appendix A: James Joyce, “Araby”.
Appendix B: Thomas King, “Borders”.
Appendix C: Glossary of Literary Terms.
Index.
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