An Introduction to Literary Studies
Mario Klarer(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 30. September 1999
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-415-21169-7 (ISBN)
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Description
An Introduction to Literary Studies provides the beginner with an accessible and comprehensive survey of literature. Systematically taking in theory, genre and literary history, Klarer provides easy to understand descriptions of a variety of approaches to texts. This invaluable guide includes sections on:
fiction
poetry
drama
film
covering:
a range of theoretical approaches
an extensive glossary of major literary and cinematic terms
guidelines for writing research papers.
fiction
poetry
drama
film
covering:
a range of theoretical approaches
an extensive glossary of major literary and cinematic terms
guidelines for writing research papers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 133 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-21169-7 (9780415211697)
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Content
1. What is Literature, What is a Text? 2. Major Genres in Textual Studies 1. Fiction 2. Poetry 3. Drama 4. Film 3. Periods of English Literature (Old-English, Middle-English, Renaissance, Eighteenth Century, Puritan Age, Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Realism and Naturalism, Modernism, Postmodernism, Feminist and 'Minority' Literatures, New Literatures in English) 4. Theoretical Approaches to Literature 1. Text-Oriented Approaches 2. Author-Oriented Approaches 3. Reader-Oriented Approaches 4. Context-Oriented Approaches 5. Literary Critique and Evaluation 5. Where and How to Find Secondary Literature 6. How to Write a Scholarly Paper 7. Suggestions for Further Reading 8. Glossary of Literature and Cinematographic Terms Notes Author and Title Index Subject Index