TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roberts,Edgar V.
TI  - Writing about literature
SN  - 013081430X (pbk.) 
AV  - PE1479.C7 R59 1999
PY  - 1999///]
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - English language
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Theory, etc
KW  - Criticism
KW  - Authorship
KW  - Academic writing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; [ch.] 1; Preliminary: The process of reading, responding to, and writing about literature --; [ch.] 2; Writing about likes and dislikes: responding to literature --; [ch.] 3; Writing about character: the people in literature --; [ch.] 4; Writing about setting: the background of place, objects, and culture in literature --; [ch.] 5; Writing about plot and structure: the development of narratives and drama --; [ch.] 6; Writing about point of view: the position or stance of the work's narrator or speaker --; [ch.] 7; Writing about an idea or a theme: the meaning and the message in literature --; [ch.] 8; Writing about imagery: the literary work's link to the senses --; [ch.] 9; Writing about metaphor and simile: a source of depth and range in literature --; [ch.] 10; Writing about symbolism and allegory: keys to extended meaning --; [ch.] 11; Writing about tome: the writer's control over attitudes and feeling --; [ch.] 12; Writing about a problem: challenges to overcome in reading --; [ch.] 13; Writing an essay of comparison and contrast: learning by seeing literary works together --; [ch.] 14; Writing about prosody: sound, rhythm, and rhyme in poetry --; [ch.] 15; Writing an essay based on the close reading of a poem or short prose passage --; [ch.] 16; Writing about film: drama on the silver and color screens --; [ch.] 17; Writing a review essay: developing ideas for general or particular audiences --; [ch.] 18; Writing the research essay: using extra resources for understanding --; [ch.] 19; Writing examinations on literature --; appendix A; Critical approaches important in the study of literature --; appendix B. The; integration of quotations and other important details, and the use of tenses in writing about literature --; appendix C; Works used as sample essays and references
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