This Thing Called Literature

This Thing Called Literature
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 150
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ISBN-10 : 9781003816706
ISBN-13 : 1003816703
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Book Synopsis This Thing Called Literature by : Andrew Bennett

Download or read book This Thing Called Literature written by Andrew Bennett and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-01-22 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is this thing called literature? Why study it? And how? Relating literature to topics such as dreams, politics, life, death, the ordinary and the uncanny, This Thing Called Literature establishes a sense of why and how literature is an exciting and rewarding subject to study. Andrew Bennett and Nicholas Royle expertly weave an essential love of literature into an account of what literary texts do, how they work and the sort of questions and ideas they provoke. The book’s three parts reflect the fundamental components of studying literature: reading, thinking and writing. The authors use helpful and wide-ranging examples and summaries, offering rich reflections on the question ‘What is literature?’ and on what they term ‘creative reading’. The new edition has been revised throughout with extensive updates to the further reading and a new chapter on creative non-fiction. Bennett and Royle’s accessible and thought-provoking style encourages a deep engagement with literary texts. This essential guide to the study of literature is an eloquent celebration of the value and pleasure of reading.


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