| Description |
xiii, 395 pages ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Thinking about texts : an introduction to English studies / Chris Hopkins. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Introduction I: Thinking About Texts--Why and How? -- Introduction II: What Do We Mean by Literature? -- Part I: The Study of Literature -- How Do We Define Literature? -- Literature versus Popular Fiction? -- Literature in the Institution -- Literary Canons -- Part II: Texts, Authors, Critics -- What is a Text? -- What is an Author? -- What Do Critics Do? -- Part III: Genre -- Kind, Genre, Sub-genre -- The Meanings of Genre -- Switching Genres -- Part IV: History -- History, Literature, Text -- Why Historicise? -- The End of History? -- Part V: Identities -- Reading the Subject -- Class -- Gender and Sexuality -- Nationality and Race -- What Next? Thinking About Texts -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: English literature History and criticism Theory, etc |
| Summary |
Designed to bridge the gap between the ability to read texts and the ability to deploy critical theory, this book expands understanding of five key issues, using textual examples, inter-active exercises and discussions of possible answers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
For first-year English studies students |
| Subject |
English literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc. -- Study and teaching.
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English literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
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| LC no. |
00059122 |
| ISBN |
0333676076 |
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0333676084 (paperback) |
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