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Literary Analysis: The Basics

Kusch, Celena

9780415747103 - Literary Analysis: The Basics
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Literary Analysis: The Basics is an insightful introduction to analysing a wide range of literary forms. Providing a clear outline of the methodologies employed in twenty-first century literary analysis, it introduces readers to the genres, canons, terms, issues, critical approaches, and contexts that affect the analysis of any text. It addresses such questions as: * What counts as literature? * Is analysis a dissection? * How do gender, race, class and culture affect the meaning of a text? * Why is the social and historical context of a text important? * Can digital media be analysed in the same way as a poem? With examples from ancient myths to young adult fiction, a glossary of key terms, and suggestions for further reading, Literary Analysis: The Basics is essential reading for anyone wishing to improve their analytical reading skills.

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Author Kusch, Celena
ISBN/EAN 9780415747103
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Article description

Literary Analysis: The Basics is an insightful introduction to analysing a wide range of literary forms. Providing a clear outline of the methodologies employed in twenty-first century literary analysis, it introduces readers to the genres, canons, terms, issues, critical approaches, and contexts that affect the analysis of any text. It addresses such questions as: * What counts as literature? * Is analysis a dissection? * How do gender, race, class and culture affect the meaning of a text? * Why is the social and historical context of a text important? * Can digital media be analysed in the same way as a poem? With examples from ancient myths to young adult fiction, a glossary of key terms, and suggestions for further reading, Literary Analysis: The Basics is essential reading for anyone wishing to improve their analytical reading skills.

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Author Kusch, Celena
ISBN/EAN 9780415747103