Literary Analysis: The Basics

Kusch, Celena

ISBN 10: 0415747104 / ISBN 13: 9780415747103

Published by Routledge, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Literary Analysis: The Basics
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415747104
• ISBN 13: 9780415747103
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Celena Kusch is Associate Professor of American Literature at the University of South Carolina Upstate, USA.