Mastering English literature / Richard Gill.
By: Gill, Richard
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BookSeries: Palgrave master series: Publisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xxxii, 528 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781403944887; 1403944881.Subject(s): English literature -- History and criticism | Criticism | Literature | Biography, literature & literary studies | Literary studies: general | EnglishDDC classification: 820.9 GIL Summary: A comprehensive guide to the what and how of literary study, this work focuses on the details of literary language and includes a variety of examples. It also places an emphasis on contextualizing literature and incorporates material on historical and cultural contexts, as well as discussions on novels, drama and poetry.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The third edition of this leading text provides a comprehensive guide to literary study. Emphasis has been placed on contextualizing literature and this updated version takes these changes into account by incorporating more material on historical and cultural contexts as well as in-depth discussions on novels, drama and poetry.
Previous ed.: Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1995.
Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references (p. 513) and index.
A comprehensive guide to the what and how of literary study, this work focuses on the details of literary language and includes a variety of examples. It also places an emphasis on contextualizing literature and incorporates material on historical and cultural contexts, as well as discussions on novels, drama and poetry.
ITT Module WRIT71004
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- The Novel
- Poetry
- Drama
- Genre and Convention
- History
- Interpretation and Criticism
- Themes
- Study
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Author notes provided by Syndetics
RICHARD GILL teaches English at Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College, Leicester, UK, and teaches adults at the University of Leicester. He is the author of Mastering Shakespeare and Mastering the Novels of Jane Austen (with Susan Gregory).
RICHARD GILL teaches English at Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College, Leicester, UK, and teaches adults at the University of Leicester. He is the author of Mastering Shakespeare and Mastering the Novels of Jane Austen (with Susan Gregory).