Download or read book Prose Fiction An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative written by Ignasi Ribó and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise and highly accessible textbook outlines the principles and techniques of storytelling. It is intended as a high-school and college-level introduction to the central concepts of narrative theory – concepts that will aid students in developing their competence not only in analysing and interpreting short stories and novels, but also in writing them. This textbook prioritises clarity over intricacy of theory, equipping its readers with the necessary tools to embark on further study of literature, literary theory and creative writing. Building on a ‘semiotic model of narrative,’ it is structured around the key elements of narratological theory, with chapters on plot, setting, characterisation, and narration, as well as on language and theme – elements which are underrepresented in existing textbooks on narrative theory. The chapter on language constitutes essential reading for those students unfamiliar with rhetoric, while the chapter on theme draws together significant perspectives from contemporary critical theory (including feminism and postcolonialism). This textbook is engaging and easily navigable, with key concepts highlighted and clearly explained, both in the text and in a full glossary located at the end of the book. Throughout the textbook the reader is aided by diagrams, images, quotes from prominent theorists, and instructive examples from classical and popular short stories and novels (such as Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Franz Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis,’ J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter, or Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, amongst many others). Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative can either be incorporated as the main textbook into a wider syllabus on narrative theory and creative writing, or it can be used as a supplementary reference book for readers interested in narrative fiction. The textbook is a must-read for beginning students of narratology, especially those with no or limited prior experience in this area. It is of especial relevance to English and Humanities major students in Asia, for whom it was conceived and written.
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of Literature written by William Henry Hudson and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of English Fiction written by William Edward Simonds and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the development of English fiction and the evolution of the English novel for a better apprehension of the included sample texts.
Download or read book Linguistics and English Literature written by H. D. Adamson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This undergraduate textbook introduces English literature students to the application of linguistics to literary analysis.
Download or read book An Introduction to Literary Studies written by Mario Klarer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-08 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to Literary Studies provides the beginner with an accessible and comprehensive survey of literature. Systematically taking in theory, genre and literary history, Klarer provides easy to understand descriptions of a variety of approaches to texts. This invaluable guide includes sections on: fiction poetry drama film covering: a range of theoretical approaches an extensive glossary of major literary and cinematic terms guidelines for writing research papers.
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of English Fiction written by William Edward Simonds and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to Literature written by Janice Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Literature (English 1) is a one year, college-preparatory literature and composition course for classroom, co-op, or homeschool use. It is the first volume of the Excellence in Literature curriculum, and is suitable for grades 8 and up.Students study and write about the books listed below. A four-week lesson plan guides the study of each classic, with background information and writing assignments. Instructions and a student-written model for each type of paper assigned, and instructions and a rubric for evaluation are included. Short Stories by Welty, O. Henry, and others, Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur¿s Court by Mark Twain, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, Animal Farm by George Orwell, The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Gulliver¿s Travels by Jonathan Swift.There are nine four-week modules within the school year, ensuring that the student will have plenty of time for completion of the complete, unabridged text. The curriculum website provides supporting resources, including brief author biographies, art, music, and related poetry. An optional Honors track adds additional reading and writing, including a research paper and an optional CLEP exam.
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of English Fiction Classic Reprint written by William Edward Simonds and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of English Fiction There was a time when by people with pretensions to a careful conscience the novel was regarded somewhat dubiously. That time, let us hope, is of the past. The existence of the novel as a work of fiction requires no vindication; no apology is needed for its pre - eminence in the popular taste of the day. Not only are we compelled to recognize the present supremacy of fiction, we have also come to the point of appreciating its utility and power. The development of English fiction, the evolution of the English novel, forms in itself an interesting story; and an acquaintance with that story is essential to an apprehension of the real qualities of our fiction and to an intelligent estimate of its originality and its merits. To tell this story in outline and to indicate the characteristics of successive epochs in its growth is the purpose of this volume. Th teacher may find it difficult to recognize the text-book in the preliminary chapters: he is reminded that these chapters form but the preface, and that his text-book begins with what comes after. With reference to the Selections, a word may be not amiss The translations from Beowulf and King Horn are rude enough, and it might have been wiser in the writer to utilize the labors of a more clever translator; he preferred, however, a version original albeit uncouth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Studying Literature in English written by Dominic Rainsford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studying Literature in English provides the ideal point of entry for students of English Literature. This book is an accessible guide for Literature students around the world. This book: Grounds literature and the study of literature throughout by referencing a selection of well-known novels, plays and poems Examines the central questions that readers ask when confronting literary texts, and shows how these make literary theory meaningful and necessary Links British, American and postcolonial literature into a coherent whole Discusses film as literature and provides the basic conceptual tools in order to study film within a literature-course framework Places particular emphasis on interdisciplinarity by examining the connections between the study of literature and other disciplines Provides an annotated list of further reading From principal literary genres, periods and theory, to strategies for reading, research and essay-writing, Dominic Rainsford provides an engaging introduction to the most important aspects of studying literature in English. This book is invaluable reading for anyone studying literature in English.
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of Literature written by William Henry Hudson and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of English Fiction written by William Edward Simonds and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The English Studies Book written by Rob Pope and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-10-05 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English Studies Book is uniquely designed to support students and teachers working across the full range of language, literature and culture. Combining the functions of study guide, critical dictionary and text anthology, it has rapidly established itself as a core text on a wide variety of degree programmes nationally and internationally. Revised and updated throughout, features of the second edition include: * a new prologue addressing changes and challenges in English Studies * substantial entries on over 100 key critical and theoretical terms, from 'absence' and 'author' to 'text' and 'versification' - with new entries on 'creative writing', 'travel writing' and 'translation' * practical introductions to all the major theoretical approaches, with new sections on aesthetics, ethics, ecology and sexuality * a rich anthology of literary and related texts from Anglo-Saxon to Afro-Caribbean, with fresh selections representing the sonnet, haiku, slave narratives and science fiction, and with additional texts by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Charles Darwin, Ian McEwan, Margaret Atwood, Amy Tan and others * handy frameworks and checklists for close reading, research, essay writing and other textual activities, including use of the Internet.
Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of English Fiction written by William Edwards Simonds and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Simonds' title-page shows one that he took his doctor's degree at Strassburg and is now Professor of English Literature at Knox College (Illinois). These two facts are well worth noticing because of the comparative rarity of publication by the overworked professors of our Western colleges, and because nine out of ten men who go into our chairs of "English," after German university training, do philological rather than literary work. The significance of Professor Simonds' volume does not depend on its size, and will be apparent to all observers of the trend of the collegiate study of literature in this country. The book contains an outline history of the development of English fiction, occupying some seventy pages, chronological tables, and a list of one hundred works of fiction, English and continental, "which for one reason or another are worth reading" So far as It goes the volume is suggestive to teachers. -The Review of Reviews, Volume 11
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Download or read book Introduction to Literature written by Janice Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Literature (English 1) is a one year, college-preparatory literature and composition course for classroom, co-op, or homeschool use. It is the first volume of the Excellence in Literature curriculum, and is suitable for grades 8 and up. A week-by-week lesson plan guides the study of each classic, with background information and writing assignments. Instructions and a student-written model for each type of paper assigned, and instructions and a rubric for evaluation are included. Students will study:- Short Stories by Welty, O. Henry, Poe, and others; - Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne;- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur¿s Court by Mark Twain;- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë;- Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw;- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson;- Animal Farm by George Orwell; - The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Gulliver¿s Travels by Jonathan Swift;There are nine four-week modules during the school year, ensuring that the student will have plenty of time for completion of the complete, unabridged text. The curriculum website provides supporting resources, including brief author biographies, art, music, and related poetry. An optional Honors track adds additional reading and writing, including a research paper and an optional CLEP exam.
Download or read book Literary Theory written by Michael Ryan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-03-06 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction, Third Edition, presents a comprehensive introduction to the full range of contemporary approaches to the study of literature and culture, from formalism, structuralism, and historicism to ethnic, gender, and science studies. Introduces students to a variety of contemporary approaches to the study of literature and culture Demonstrates how the varying perspectives on texts can lead to different interpretations of the same work Features numerous updates that include new literary texts, new and expanded sections Represents the ideal accompaniment to the upcoming Third Edition of Literary Theory: An Anthology
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