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Writing about literature / Edgar V. Roberts

By: Roberts, Edgar V.
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2003Edition: 10th ed.Description: xvii, 382 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0130978019.Subject(s): Academic writing | Criticism -- Authorship | English language -- Rhetoric | Literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etcDDC classification: 808.0668
Contents:
- Ch. 12. Writing about a problem. Challenges to overcome in reading. - Ch. 13. Writing about poetic form. The shape of the poem. - Ch. 14. Writing essays of comparison-contrast and extended comparison-contrast. Learning by seeing literary works together. - Ch. 15. Writing a review essay. Developing ideas for general or particular audiences. - Ch. 16. Writing about film. Drama on the silver screen, television set, and computer monitor. - Ch. 17. Writing examinations on literature. - Ch. 18. Writing and documenting the research essay. Using extra resources for understanding. - Appendix A. Critical approaches important in the study of literature. - Appendix B. The use of references and tenses in writing about literature. - Appendix C. Works used for demonstrative essays and references. - A glossary of important literary terms. - Acknowledgments. - Index of authors, topics, directors, producers, and chapter titles.
To the instructor. - Ch. 1. Preliminary. The process of reading, responding to, and writing about literature. - Ch. 2. Writing about likes and dislikes. Responding to literature. - Ch. 3. Writing about a close reading. Analyzing entire short poems or selected passages from prose fiction and longer poems. - Ch. 4. Writing about character. The people in literature. - Ch. 5. Writing about point of view. The position or stance of the work's narrator or speaker. - Ch. 6. Writing about plot and structure. The development and organization of narratives and drama. - Ch. 7. Writing about setting. The background of place, objects, and culture in literature. - Ch. 8. Writing about an idea or a theme. The meanings and the messages in literature. - Ch. 9. Writing about metaphors and similes. A source of depth and range in literature. - Ch. 10. Writing about symbolism and allusions. Windows to a wide expanse of meaning. - Ch. 11. Writing about tone. The writer's control over attitudes and feeling.
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Includes index.

- Ch. 12. Writing about a problem. Challenges to overcome in reading. - Ch. 13. Writing about poetic form. The shape of the poem. - Ch. 14. Writing essays of comparison-contrast and extended comparison-contrast. Learning by seeing literary works together. - Ch. 15. Writing a review essay. Developing ideas for general or particular audiences. - Ch. 16. Writing about film. Drama on the silver screen, television set, and computer monitor. - Ch. 17. Writing examinations on literature. - Ch. 18. Writing and documenting the research essay. Using extra resources for understanding. - Appendix A. Critical approaches important in the study of literature. - Appendix B. The use of references and tenses in writing about literature. - Appendix C. Works used for demonstrative essays and references. - A glossary of important literary terms. - Acknowledgments. - Index of authors, topics, directors, producers, and chapter titles.

To the instructor. - Ch. 1. Preliminary. The process of reading, responding to, and writing about literature. - Ch. 2. Writing about likes and dislikes. Responding to literature. - Ch. 3. Writing about a close reading. Analyzing entire short poems or selected passages from prose fiction and longer poems. - Ch. 4. Writing about character. The people in literature. - Ch. 5. Writing about point of view. The position or stance of the work's narrator or speaker. - Ch. 6. Writing about plot and structure. The development and organization of narratives and drama. - Ch. 7. Writing about setting. The background of place, objects, and culture in literature. - Ch. 8. Writing about an idea or a theme. The meanings and the messages in literature. - Ch. 9. Writing about metaphors and similes. A source of depth and range in literature. - Ch. 10. Writing about symbolism and allusions. Windows to a wide expanse of meaning. - Ch. 11. Writing about tone. The writer's control over attitudes and feeling.

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