How To Read Literature Like A Professor (Revised) (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Description

A thoroughly revised and expanded edition of Thomas C. Foster’s classic
guide—a lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary
basics, including symbols, themes and contexts, that shows you how to make
your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable.While many books
can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary
meanings interwoven in these texts. How to Read Literature Like a Professor
helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the
eyes—and the literary codes—of the ultimate professional reader, the college
professor.What does it mean when a literary hero is traveling along a dusty
road? When he hands a drink to his companion? When he’s drenched in a sudden
rain shower?Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices
and form, Thomas C. Foster provides us with a broad overview of literature—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 a shower-and shows
us how to make our reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun.This
revised edition includes new chapters, a new preface and epilogue, and
incorporates updated teaching points that Foster has developed over the past
decade. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Turtleback Books; Reprint edition (February 25, 2014)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Library Binding ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 060635509X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 94
• Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1150L
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.2 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.75 x 1.25 x 7.75 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #4,728,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,524 in Literary History & Criticism Reference #4,335 in General Books & Reading #368,074 in Reference (Books)
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