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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for How to Read Literature Like a ProfessorA fun and practical introduction to literature and literary basics--symbols, themes, and contexts--shows how to make everyday reading experiences more rewarding and enjoyable.
Full description- Publisher: HARPER PERENNIAL
- Published: 01 March 2003
- Format: Paperback 336 pages
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- Categories: Literary Studies: General | Literary Reference Works | Encyclopaedias & Reference Works
- ISBN 13: 9780060009427 ISBN 10: 006000942X
- Sales rank: 601
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Full description for How to Read Literature Like a Professor
What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface--a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character--and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover a world where a road leads to a quest; a shared meal may signify a communion; and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just rain. Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" is the perfect companion for making your reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun.
