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Studying Fictionguide to the basics of literary analysis - plus short stories Many adult students have spent most of their lives reading fiction in the form of stories and novels. However, when it comes to making a formal academic study of literature - especially at undergraduate level - it's hard to find the right words in which to express your understanding of a text. That's why this book was written.
Eight chapters deal separately with issues such as the basics of character and story; point of view, symbolism, irony, and theme; literary language and 'appreciation'; the techniques of close reading; the social context of literature; narrators and interpretation; and an explanation of literary terms. The book works as a form of self-instruction programme. You first of all read the story; then a particular literary concept is explained in relation to the story; a series of questions are posed [with answers] which allow you to test your understanding; and the chapter ends with suggestions for further reading. OK - this is what's called an 'author's own review', so I've tried to be as unbiased as possible. If anybody else wishes to produce a review, I'll be happy to add it. Alternatively, you can read somebody else's review at Amazon here © Roy Johnson 1999 [more LITERARY STUDIES books] Roy Johnson, Studying Fiction, Manchester University Press, 1994, pp.226, ISBN 0719033977
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