Part of a brilliant series
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This series of books is fantastic and I have the following titles:
How to begin studying English literature
How to study a Shakespeare play
How to study a poet
How to study modern drama
How to study Romantic poetry
How to study a Renaissance play
How to study a Thomas Hardy novel
How to study Chaucer
How to study an E M Forster novel
How to study a Joseph Conrad novel
How to study a Jane Austen novel
How to study a novel
How to study a Charles Dickens novel
How to Study a James Joyce novel
How to study a D H Lawrence novel
How to study modern poetry
How to study Milton
Like many people, I was interested in the arts/humanities at school but since I opted to specialise in the science/mathematics combination in the sixth form and then read engineering at university and then trained at an accountant it wasn't until I was nearly in my mid-twenties that I could devote more attention to the arts subjects.
Since then I have acquired a massive collection of literary and philosophical works, a huge classical CD collection and a vast collection of films.
My interests range across art history, classical music, films, history, literature, philosophy, politics and religion.
I am always interested in finding books that are pitched at the level where they can be read without a tutor or being on a course but aren't patronising in the way so many books aimed at the layman often can be.
This series along with Richard Gill's "Mastering English literature" has greatly enhanced my enjoyment and understanding of English Literature.
Full marks for the editors for producing a wonderful series.
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Good Start to Literature
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(This review is for the 1987 edition.) This guide provides basic study techniques for students of English in the UK. The first part covers analysis; how to find themes in a work, how characters support a theme, the general structure of a story, the use of style and imagery, and how to study irony. The second part describes how to compose and write essays during an English examination. The language in the book is kept simple and there is hardly any jargon. In each chapter, a method for studying each topic is first described and then a worked example is demonstrated. No particular interpretation is pushed and the student is encouraged to read works and come to their own conclusions. All the techniques are then brought together in the chapters on essay writing. Although aimed at students, this guide would help anyone who is interested in gaining a better understanding of literature. Kam-Hung Soh, 24 November 2005.
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Good Start to Literature
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This guide provides basic study techniques for students of English in the UK. The first part covers analysis; how to find themes in a work, how characters support a theme, the general structure of a story, the use of style and imagery, and how to study irony. The second part describes how to compose and write essays during an English examination. The language in the book is kept simple and there is hardly any jargon. In each chapter, a method for studying each topic is first described and then a worked example is demonstrated. No particular interpretation is pushed and the student is encouraged to read works and come to their own conclusions. All the techniques are then brought together in the chapters on essay writing. Although aimed at students, this guide would help anyone who is interested in gaining a better understanding of literature. Kam-Hung Soh, 24 November 2005.
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