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Writing About Literature (Routledge Study Guides) - Softcover

Woolf, Judith

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9780415314459: Writing About Literature (Routledge Study Guides)
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ISBN 10: 0415314453 ISBN 13: 9780415314459
Publisher: Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

Writing about Literature combines detailed practical and scholarly advice with a sense of the scope and creative possibilities of literary criticism, empowering the student reader to make his or her own discoveries and experiments with language. In addition, it gives valuable guidance on adult language learning and translation skills for students of foreign literature.

This handy, accessible guide covers all aspects of the essay-writing process, including:

  • preliminary reading and choosing and researching a topic
  • referencing and presentation
  • computer use
  • style, structure, vocabulary, grammar and spelling
  • the art and craft of writing
  • scholarly and personal insights into the problems and pleasures of writing about literature.

Written in an entertaining and informative way and containing a wealth of practical advice and scholarly insights, this wise, witty and helpful book should be on every literature student's bookshelf.

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About the Author

Judith Woolf is a Senior Lecturer at the University of York, where she teaches English and Italian literature.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415314453
ISBN 13 
9780415314459
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
184
Rating
  • 3.14 out of 5 stars
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