- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Longman; 1 edition (29 Sep 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0132436566
- ISBN-13: 978-0132436564
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 17.5 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 813,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Written for an Introduction to Literature course, Close Reading allows students to examine the language and structure of a text, as well as the ideas or feelings it expresses, and to investigate the intricate links between form and content. It helps students to see such issues as sound and rhythm, imagery and figurative language, voice, the way characters are portrayed, the importance of setting, plot structure - all the elements that make literature 'literary' - changes the way in which they approach their study of literature. Covers poetry, fiction, and drama.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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To quote the author:"Close reading aims to analyze in depth a short literary text - poem, prose extract or a passage from a play". The book takes the reader through many varied examples of all these forms, from Shakespeare and Donne,through Ibsen and Byron to John Updike and Seamus Heaney. The author is a linguist and knows how to use language, so the various forms of verse, figures of speech and the structuring of a work are explained in a scholarly but readable and unstuffy manner. This is an excellent and readable book for students or anyone interested in understanding how literature is crafted.
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21 Feb 2011
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The content of the book is really good.
The book itself was in okay condition. The corners were bent and a bit peeled.
The book itself was in okay condition. The corners were bent and a bit peeled.
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful
OUTSTANDING!
30 Aug 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
What a wonderful resource for IB or AP teachers ... or for any teacher trying to help students learn the art of close reading!
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