{"product_id":"studying-english-literature-a-practical-guide-paperback-9780521690140","title":"Studying English Literature; A Practical Guide (Paperback) 9780521690140","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStudying English Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Practical Guide\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA practical guide providing literature students with the reading and writing skills needed to make the most of their degree.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTory Young (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521690140, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 May 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e181 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15 x 1 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'I've nothing but praise for this book: it's clear, well-structured, intelligent and most welcome in that it is subject specific and speaks to the UK university system. This surpasses all current introductory guides to studying English Literature.' Dr Matthew Woodcock, University of East Anglia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eStudying English Literature is a unique guide for undergraduates beginning to study the discipline of literature and those who are thinking of doing so. Unlike books that provide a survey of literary history or non-subject specific manuals that offer rigid guidelines on how to write essays, Studying English Literature invites students to engage with the subject's history and theory whilst at the same time offering information about reading, researching and writing about literature within the context of a university. The book is practical yet not patronizing: for example, whilst the discussion of plagiarism provides clear guidelines on how not to commit this offence, it also considers the difficulties students experience finding their own 'voice' when writing and provokes reflection on the value of originality and the concepts of adaptation, appropriation and intertextuality in literature. Above all, the book prizes the idea of argument rather than insisting upon formulaic essay plans, and gives many ways of finding something to say as you read and when you write, in chapters on Reading, Argument, Essays, Sentences and References.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: 1.1 What this book is about\u003cbr\u003e 1.2 Some practicalities: how to use this book\u003cbr\u003e 1.3 Reading and writing in your life\u003cbr\u003e 1.4 A very brief history of writing and reading\u003cbr\u003e 1.5 What do novels know?\u003cbr\u003e 1.6 Literacy in contemporary society\u003cbr\u003e 1.7 Stories, narrative and identity\u003cbr\u003e Works cited\u003cbr\u003e 2. Reading: 2.1 Writing as reading?\u003cbr\u003e 2.2 A love of literature\u003cbr\u003e 2.3 The discipline of English\u003cbr\u003e 2.4 The new English student\u003cbr\u003e 2.5 Plagiarism: too complete a loss of self\u003cbr\u003e 2.6 How to read: ways of avoiding plagiarism\u003cbr\u003e 2.7 What to read\u003cbr\u003e 2.8 Some recommended websites\u003cbr\u003e Works cited\u003cbr\u003e 3. Argument: 3.1 Having something to say\u003cbr\u003e 3.2 Rethinking dialogue: Mikhail Mikhailovitch Bakhtin (1895–1975)\u003cbr\u003e 3.3 Stories, arguments and democracy\u003cbr\u003e 3.4 The folded paper: how to stand at a distance and start a dialogue with a text\u003cbr\u003e 3.5 What is rhetoric?\u003cbr\u003e 3.6 A very brief survey of Classical rhetoric\u003cbr\u003e 3.7 Wayne Booth (1921–2005) and The Rhetoric of Fiction\u003cbr\u003e 3.8 More ways of discovering arguments\u003cbr\u003e Works cited\u003cbr\u003e 4. Essays: 4.1 What are essays for?\u003cbr\u003e 4.2 What is an essay?\u003cbr\u003e 4.3 How do you think you write an essay?\u003cbr\u003e 4.4 The stages of writing an essay\u003cbr\u003e 4.5 Thinking of or about the question\u003cbr\u003e 4.6 Research\u003cbr\u003e 4.7 Making a plan\u003cbr\u003e 4.8 The thesis statement\u003cbr\u003e 4.9 Writing the main body of the essay\u003cbr\u003e 4.10 Beginnings and endings\u003cbr\u003e 4.11 Editing\u003cbr\u003e 4.12 Finally, a frequently asked question: 'Is it OK to use 'I'?'\u003cbr\u003e Works cited\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sentences: 5.1 The most common errors made in student assignments\u003cbr\u003e 5.2 Errors involving clauses\u003cbr\u003e 5.3 Errors involving commas\u003cbr\u003e 5.4 Errors involving apostrophes\u003cbr\u003e 5.5 Errors involving pronouns\u003cbr\u003e 5.6 Errors involving verbs\u003cbr\u003e 5.7 Errors involving words\u003cbr\u003e Works cited\u003cbr\u003e 6. References: 6.1 The MLA system\u003cbr\u003e 6.2 Citations in the MLA style\u003cbr\u003e 6.3 Quotations\u003cbr\u003e 6.4 Bibliographies and works cited in the MLA style\u003cbr\u003e Works cited\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Sample essay by Alex Hobbs.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Study \u0026amp; learning skills: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Study \u0026amp; learning skills: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Study%20\u0026amp;%20learning%20skills:%20general%20%5BJNZ%5D%22\"\u003eJNZ\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: from c 1900 - [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: from c 1900 -\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20from%20c%201900%20-%20%5BDSBH%5D%22\"\u003eDSBH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000199729432,"sku":"9780521690140","price":22.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521690140i_902e723b-177d-43e4-81d7-88d66d4b19ab.jpg?v=1691380071","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/studying-english-literature-a-practical-guide-paperback-9780521690140","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}