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A thoroughly revised & updated edition of Thomas C. Foster”s classic guide–a lively và entertaining introduction lớn literature & literary basics, including symbols, themes and contexts, that shows you how lớn make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable.
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While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings interwoven in these texts. How to lớn Read Literature Like a Professor helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the eyes–và the literary codes-of the ultimate professional reader, the college professor.
What does it mean when a literary nhân vật is traveling along a dusty road? When he hands a drink lớn his companion? When he”s drenched in a sudden rain shower?
Ranging from major themes khổng lồ literary models, narrative devices & khung, Thomas C. Foster provides us with a broad overview of literature–a world where a road leads to lớn a quest, a shared meal may signify a communion, và rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just a shower-& shows us how to make our reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun.
This revised edition includes new chapters, a new preface & epilogue, & incorporates updated teaching points that Foster has developed over the past decade.
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A thoroughly revised và updated edition of Thomas C. Foster”s classic guide–a lively and entertaining introduction to lớn literature và literary basics, including symbols, themes, & contexts–that shows you how to make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable.
While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings interwoven in these texts. How to Read Literature Like a Professor helps us lớn discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the eyes–and the literary codes–of the ultimate professional reader: the college professor.
What does it mean when a literary nhân vật travels along a dusty road? When he hands a drink to lớn his companion? When he”s drenched in a sudden rain shower? Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and khung, Thomas C. Foster provides us with a broad overview of literature–a world where a road leads lớn a quest, a shared meal may signify a communion, & rain, whether cleansing or destructive sầu, is never just a shower–và shows us how khổng lồ make our reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun.
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This revised edition includes new chapters, a new preface, và a new epilogue, & incorporates updated teaching points that Foster has developed over the past decade.
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