The English literature companion

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The English literature companion

Julian Wolfreys

(Palgrave student companions : your course--one source)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

  • : pbk

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Chronology: p. 365-394

Bibliography: p. 395-402

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

What does it mean to study English Literature? Have can you navigate and get the most from your degree? The English Literature Companion is your comprehensive introduction to, and exploration of, the discipline of English and Literary Studies. It is your advisor on key decisions, and your one-stop reference source throughout the course. It combines: - A wide-ranging introduction to the nature, breadth and key components of the study of English Literature - Essays by experts in the field on key topics, periods and critical approaches - A glossary of critical terms and a chronology of literary history - Guidance about study skills, from using your time effectively to the practical mechanics of writing essays - Extensive signposting to wider reading and further sources of information - Advice on key decisions taken during a degree and on subsequent career direction and further study. Giving you the foundation and resources you need for success in English Literature, this book is essential pre-course reading and will be an invaluable reference resource throughout your degree.

目次

  • Acknowledgements.- Preface: How to use the book.- PART I: ABOUT LITERATURE.- Literature: Fundamental Questions.- Introduction
  • J.Wolfreys.- What is Literature?
  • B.Overton.- Why Study Literature?
  • K.Womack.- Your Literature Course.- What to Expect from your English Course
  • J.Wolfreys.- Typical Structure and Content
  • J.Wolfreys.- Literature and Language
  • J.Wolfreys.- Literature and Creative Writing
  • J.Cooke.- Comparative Literature
  • D.Bremm.- Getting the Most from your Course: J.Wolfreys.- Study Skills for Literature.- Introduction: J.Wolfreys.- Study Skills: C.Ringrose.- Writing and Presentation
  • J.Wolfreys.- PART II: LITERATURE MODULES.- Literature.- Introduction.- Critical Studies: an Example of a Core Module
  • J.Wolfreys.- Periods.- Old English Literature
  • P.Semper.- Medieval Literature
  • D.Griffith.- The Sixteenth Century
  • J.Fitzpatrick.- The Seventeenth Century
  • H.Adlington.- The Eighteenth Century
  • B.Overton.- Romanticism and Gothic
  • I.McCormick.- The Nineteenth Century and the Victorians
  • C.Kelley.- Modernism
  • A.Murray.- Forms, Genres and Other Popular Modules.- Tragedy
  • J.Wolfreys.- Comedy
  • J.Wolfreys.- The Novel
  • H.Wright.- Poetry
  • B.Overton.- Drama
  • N.Swettenham & R.J.Brocklehurst.- Epic
  • N.Wood.- Lyric
  • N.Wood.- Satire
  • N.Wood.- Realism
  • L.Phillips.- Fiction
  • L.Phillips.- Contemporary and Postmodern Fiction
  • A.Murray.- Gender
  • D.Bremm.- Class
  • N.Freeman.- Colonial and Postcolonial Literature
  • J.Ramone.- Subjectivity
  • M.Becker-Leckrone.- Chidren's Literature
  • J.Bavidge.- Film Studies
  • A.Dix.- Popular Fiction
  • J.Baetens.- American Literature
  • B.Jarvis & A.Dix.- Contemporary Literature
  • J.Wolfreys.- PART III: CRITICAL APPROACHES AND SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT.- Critical Approaches.- Introduction
  • J.Wolfreys.- Formalism
  • M.Becker-Leckrone.- Archetypal Criticism
  • D.Bremm.- New Criticism
  • M.Becker-Leckrone.- Bakhtin and Dialogic Criticism
  • K.Zbinden.- Feminism
  • R.Robbins.- Marxism
  • A.Murray.- Structuralism
  • A.Murray.- Psychoanalysis
  • B.Jarvis.- Deconstruction
  • M-D.Dick.- Postcolonialism
  • J.Ramone.- New Historicism
  • C.Ringrose.- Cultural Materialism
  • A.Murray.- African American Criticism
  • A.Dix.- Chicano/a Studies
  • J.Ramone.- Gay Studies and Queer Theory
  • H.Davies.- Cultural Studies
  • B.Jarvis.- Ecocriticism
  • J.Bavidge.- Postmodernism
  • A.Dix.- PART IV: KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
  • R.Robbins, J.Wolfreys & K.Womack.- PART V: CAREER PATHWAYS.- Introduction
  • J.Wolfreys.- Careers for English Graduates
  • R.Robbins.- The Experience of a Degree in English
  • C.Bowditch.- Interview, Conducted by Claire Bowditch.- Conclusion
  • J.Wolfreys.- PART VI: LEARNING RESOURCE
  • J.Wolfreys.- Chronology.- List of Contributors.- Index.

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