A user's guide to the fundamental practice of literary studies, providing context, examples, and practical exercises Close readingmaking an argument based in close attention to a textis the foundation of literary studies.
A celebration of the sharpest, wittiest, most beloved Jane Austen characters and their timeless retorts Why use plain words to scold those nearest to you when fancier insults are available?
Originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1972, this introductory text deals with human language and its relationship to other areas of human culture and behavior.
A user's guide to the fundamental practice of literary studies, providing context, examples, and practical exercises Close readingmaking an argument based in close attention to a textis the foundation of literary studies.
This is a collection of selected and translated Chinese legends and tales arranged under specific topics important to Chinese culture, with an introduction and reading guide for each piece.
In these changing times of global flows of media and technologies and reports of declining reading enjoyment, researchers, policymakers and educators need to engage anew with essential issues of what counts as reading, what kinds of reading matter and how to support teen reading engagement in school and out-of-school settings.
This Very Short Introduction chronicles the trends and traditions of modern Latin American literature, arguing that Latin American literature developed as a continent-wide phenomenon, not just an assemblage of national literatures, in moments of political crisis.
