Foster, Thomas C. How to Read Literature Like a Professor 9780062696854

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Автор: Foster, Thomas C.
Название: How to Read Literature Like a Professor
ISBN: 9780062696854
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
Классификация: ISBN-10: 0062696858
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 368
Вес: 0.43 кг.
Дата издания: 16.05.2017
Язык: English
Размер: 211 x 142 x 33
Основная тема: LITERARY CRITICISM/General
Поставляется из: США
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I know of no other book that so vividly conveys what its like to study with a great literature professor.

--James Shapiro, Columbia University, author of Shakespeare and the Jews

It is a common situation that is all too familiar to literature professors everywhere. When teaching a great work of literature, be it Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun (1959), Henry Fieldings Tom Jones (1741), or Toni Morrisons Beloved (1987), there is inevitably a moment in the classroom discussion of the book when the students confess to their professor that they do not get it, they simply do not understand the inherent symbolism represented in the book of which the professor speaks of with such clarity and ease. As Thomas C. Foster states in his enlightening new book How to Read Literature Like a Professor, to the eager but frustrated literature student it may seem at times as if the professor is either inventing interpretations out of thin air or else performing parlor tricks, a sort of analytical sleight of hand.

Of course, literature professors have an obvious unfair advantage over their students: they are experienced readers who over the years have acquired an integral skill that Foster labels the language of reading, something their students are only just beginning to understand. The language of reading is the grammar of literature, a set of conventions and patterns, codes and rules that are employed when dealing with a piece of writing. Quite simply, what does it mean when a fictional character embarks on a journey? Or gets caught in a torrential rainstorm? Or sits down to share a hearty meal with family and friends? In How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster presents a lively and entertaining guide for your students to learn the subtle clues that form the language of reading, thereby transforming their reading experience to a new level that is ultimately more enriching, satisfying, and fun.

Written in an informal, friendly style that encourages a freewheeling approach to literature, How to Read Literature Like a Professor focuses on the key literary basics that are the foundation of all great literature: major themes and motifs (seasons, quests, food, politics, geography, weather, vampires, violence, illness, and many more); literary models (Shakespeares plays, Greek mythology, fairy tales, the Bible); and narrative devices (form, irony, plot, and symbol, among others). Throughout his book, Thomas C. Foster draws upon an eclectic mix of clever examples from all genres: novels, short stories, plays, poems, movies, television, rock and roll song lyrics, and even cartoon favorites such as the noted literary heroes Rocky and Bullwinkle and Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. To test the growth of the analytical skills of your students, Foster includes as a case study The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield, offering his own incisive narrative comments plus examples of his literature students impressions of the classic 1922 short story. In addition, Foster also includes a comprehensive list of novels, poems, and plays that your students may find enjoyable and challenging, plus offers suggestions for secondary sources on reading, interpretation, and criticism.

In How to Read Literature Like a Professor, your students will come to clearly understand through Thomas C. Fosters witty and instructive style that a journey symbolizes a fictional characters heroic quest for self-knowledge, a torrential rainstorm can be cleansing or destructive to the character but it never just symbolizes that it is raining outside, and a meal may symbolize the religious ritual of the holy communion. How to Read Literature Like a Professor will inspire your literature students to unlock the deeper hidden truths of the literary texts whose many shades of symbolic meaning may initially be escaping their grasp.

From page 47 in How to Read Literature Like a Professor

Дополнительное описание: HOW TO READ LITERATURE LIKE A PROFESSOR is a New York Times bestseller and evergreen classic—now available in hardcover.

How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Foster, Thomas C.