How to Read Literature Like a Professor：A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

图书标准信息

• 作者 Thomas C. Foster（托马斯·C·福斯特） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins
• 出版时间 2003-03
• ISBN 9780060009427
• 定价 149.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 336页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Whatdoesitmeanwhenafictionalherotakesajourney?.Sharesameal?Getsdrenchedinasuddenrainshower?Often,thereismuchmoregoingoninanovelorpoemthanisreadilyvisibleonthesurface--asymbol,maybe,thatremainselusive,oranunexpectedtwistonacharacter--andthere'sthatsneakingsuspicionthatthedeepermeaningofaliterarytextkeepsescapingyou.

Inthispracticalandamusingguidetoliterature,ThomasC.Fostershowshoweasyandgratifyingitistounlockthosehiddentruths,andtodiscoveraworldwherearoadleadstoaquest;asharedmealmaysignifyacommunion;andrain,whethercleansingordestructive,isneverjustrain.Rangingfrommajorthemestoliterarymodels,narrativedevices,andform,HowtoReadLiteratureLikeaProfessoristheperfectcompanionformakingyourreadingexperiencemoreenriching,satisfying,andfun.

【作者简介】

TomFosterisProfessorofEnglishattheUniversityofMichigan,Flint,whereheteachesclassesincontemporaryfiction,dramaandpoetryaswellascreativewritingandcomposition.Hehaswrittenseveralbooksontwentieth-centuryBritishandIrishliteratureandpoetryandlivesinEastLansing,Michigan.