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Literature suffers from appearing both deceptively easy and dauntingly difficult. We all like to think we can read a novel and understand what 'genre', 'style' and 'narrative' mean, but do we really understand them fully and how they can enrich our reading experience? How should we approach the works of great writers such as William Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen? And what can we hope to learn from apparently difficult ideas such as 'hermeneutics', 'affective fallacy' and 'bricolage'? 50 Literature Ideas you Really Need to Know is the essential guide to all the important forms, concepts, themes and movements in literature. It provides a clear, opinionated and thorough overview of theories about the nature of language and meaning, and outlines the thinking behind key literary concepts such as postmodernism, semiology, postcolonialism and structuralism. Best-selling author and critic John Sutherland offers a fresh and challenging overview of literary ideas and theories, from the apparently familiar to the decidedly unfamiliar. Packed with insights and examples from both classic and popular works, it is a book that will delight anyone who has ever been mystified by literary jargon and wants to gain a deeper, more thorough enjoyment of reading and writing.
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Literature suffers from appearing both deceptively easy and dauntingly difficult. We all like to think we can read a novel and understand what 'genre', 'style' and 'narrative' mean, but do we really understand them fully and how they can enrich our reading experience? How should we approach the works of great writers such as William Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen? And what can we hope to learn from apparently difficult ideas such as 'hermeneutics', 'affective fallacy' and 'bricolage'? 50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know is the essential guide to all the important forms, concepts, themes and movements in literature. It provides a clear, opinionated and thorough overview of theories about the nature of language and meaning, and outlines the thinking behind key literary concepts such as postmodernism, semiology, postcolonialism and structuralism. Best-selling author and critic John Sutherland offers a fresh and challenging overview of literary ideas and theories, from the apparently familiar to the decidedly unfamiliar. Packed with insights and examples from both classic and popular works, it is a book that will delight anyone who has ever been mystified by literary jargon and wants to gain a deeper, more thorough enjoyment of reading and writing.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I studied English and American literature at Ghent university years ago (I try to forget how many years ago exactly, it only makes me feel old), and in those days I was introduced to a lot of the 'ideas' contained in this book. Since then I've been most of all just your average reader in search of pleasure, not bothering myself a lot about what 'intentionalism' or 'structuralism' would make of the books I read. So actually I'm not sure on what sudden impulse I ordered this book from Amazon, and why - having received it - I put the other book I was reading on hold and plunged into this one.
Be that as it may, as soon as I started reading '50 Literature Ideas you really need to know' I couldn't be stopped. It's written in an easy, captivating style, explaining each 'idea' in a couple of pages and using a wealth of examples, and each idea is accompanied by a basic timeline. Of course, one can well imagine endless discussion and debate on the selection of ideas: should 'Gothic' be in there or not? and what about 'Libel'? I for one don't really care that much because any expert or jury would probably come up with a different selection, and instead of argueing back and forth for years Sutherland just sat down and wrote the book. And well write it he did!
Be that as it may, as soon as I started reading '50 Literature Ideas you really need to know' I couldn't be stopped. It's written in an easy, captivating style, explaining each 'idea' in a couple of pages and using a wealth of examples, and each idea is accompanied by a basic timeline. Of course, one can well imagine endless discussion and debate on the selection of ideas: should 'Gothic' be in there or not? and what about 'Libel'? I for one don't really care that much because any expert or jury would probably come up with a different selection, and instead of argueing back and forth for years Sutherland just sat down and wrote the book. And well write it he did!
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Whilst not the most relaxing read this book is certainly informative and helps you think about how you think about literature. Some complex ideas are expressed very simply. It has made me quite a pedant about people using the phrase 'epic' which is no bad thing!
2 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book, although very erudite, is not at all what I was expecting. It's more of an A Level text book.
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