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020 _a013081430X (pbk.)
020 _a9780130814302 (pbk.)
037 _bUniversity Bookshop
040 _aAE-ShU
_cUKB
050 0 0 _aPE1479.C7
_bR59 1999
100 1 _aRoberts, Edgar V.
245 1 0 _aWriting about literature /
_cEdgar V. Roberts
250 _aNinth edition
260 _aUpper Saddle River, N.J. :
_bPrentice Hall,
_c[1999]
300 _axvi, 400 pages ;
_c23 cm
365 _b85.00
_cAED
365 _b70.00
_cAED
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _a
_g[ch.] 1.
_tPreliminary: The process of reading, responding to, and writing about literature --
_g[ch.] 2.
_tWriting about likes and dislikes: responding to literature --
_g[ch.] 3.
_tWriting about character: the people in literature --
_g[ch.] 4.
_tWriting about setting: the background of place, objects, and culture in literature --
_g[ch.] 5.
_tWriting about plot and structure: the development of narratives and drama --
_g[ch.] 6.
_tWriting about point of view: the position or stance of the work's narrator or speaker --
_g[ch.] 7.
_tWriting about an idea or a theme: the meaning and the message in literature --
_g[ch.] 8.
_tWriting about imagery: the literary work's link to the senses --
_g[ch.] 9.
_tWriting about metaphor and simile: a source of depth and range in literature --
_g[ch.] 10.
_tWriting about symbolism and allegory: keys to extended meaning --
_g[ch.] 11.
_tWriting about tome: the writer's control over attitudes and feeling --
_g[ch.] 12.
_tWriting about a problem: challenges to overcome in reading --
_g[ch.] 13.
_tWriting an essay of comparison and contrast: learning by seeing literary works together --
_g[ch.] 14.
_tWriting about prosody: sound, rhythm, and rhyme in poetry --
_g[ch.] 15.
_tWriting an essay based on the close reading of a poem or short prose passage --
_g[ch.] 16.
_tWriting about film: drama on the silver and color screens --
_g[ch.] 17.
_tWriting a review essay: developing ideas for general or particular audiences --
_g[ch.] 18.
_tWriting the research essay: using extra resources for understanding --
_g[ch.] 19.
_tWriting examinations on literature --
_gappendix A.
_tCritical approaches important in the study of literature --
_gappendix B. The
_tintegration of quotations and other important details, and the use of tenses in writing about literature --
_gappendix C.
_tWorks used as sample essays and references
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xRhetoric
_vProblems, exercises, etc.
650 0 _aLiterature
_xHistory and criticism
_xTheory, etc.
650 0 _aCriticism
_xAuthorship
650 0 _aAcademic writing
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