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Digging into literature: strategies for reading, analysis, and writing /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolfe, Joanna
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Wilder, Laura, 1971-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Bedford/St. Martins, 2016
Subjects:
College readers.
English language > Rhetoric > Problems, exercises, etc.
Report writing > Problems, exercises, etc.
Anglais (Langue) > Lectures et morceaux choisis (Enseignement supérieur)
Anglais (Langue) > Rhétorique > Problèmes et exercices.
Rapports > Rédaction > Problèmes et exercices.
English language > Rhetoric.
Report writing.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introducing literary analysis
  • Why join critical conversations about literature?
  • What is literary analysis?
  • Strategies for close eading
  • From surface to depth
  • Patterns
  • Digging deeper
  • Opposites
  • Strategies for going beyond the text
  • Context
  • Genre and form
  • Social relevance
  • Theoretical lens
  • Joining the critical conversation
  • Using all the strategies on a single work
  • Crafting your essay
  • Developing a thesis and organizing your essay
  • Presenting textual evidence effectively
  • Revision and peer review
  • Appendix: Theoretical lenses.