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Ways in: Approaches to Reading and Writing about Literature

by John A. Williams

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ISBN13: 9780072512908
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This brief guide introduces students to reading and writing about fiction, poetry, drama, and film; surveys major critical approaches to these genres; and illustrates the importance of understanding works in the context of time and culture.

Synopsis:

This brief guide introduces students to reading and writing about fiction, poetry, drama, and film; surveys major critical approaches to these genres; and illustrates the importance of understanding works in the context of time and culture.

About the Author

Gilbert H. Muller, who received a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Stanford University, is currently professor of English and Special Assistant to the President at the LaGuardia campus of the City University of New York. He has also taught at Stanford University, Vassar College, and several universities overseas. Dr. Muller is the author of the award-winning Nightmares and Visions: Flannery OConnor and the Catholic Grotesque, Chester Himes , and other critical studies. His essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, The Nation, The Sewanee Review, The Georgia Review, and elsewhere. He is also a noted author and editor of textbooks in English and composition, including The Short Prose Reader with Harvey Wiener, and with John A Williams, The McGraw-Hill Introduction to Literature, Bridges: Literature across Cultures, and Ways In: Reading and Writing about Literature. Among Dr. Mullers awards are National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, a Fulbright Fellowship, and a Mellon Fellowship.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: CRITICAL READING AND WRITING

1. Reading and Responding to Literature.

2. The Writing Process

PART TWO: THE ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

3. Writing About Fiction

4. Writing About Poetry

5. Writing About Drama

PART THREE: THE ELEMENTS OF FILM

6. Writing About Film

PART FOUR: A GUIDE TO RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION

Glossary of Literary Terms

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ISBN:
9780072512908
Subtitle:
Approaches to Reading and Writing about Literature
Author:
Williams, John A.
Author:
Muller, Gilbert
Author:
Williams, John
Author:
Muller, Gilbert H.
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
Location:
Boston
Subject:
Communication
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing - Academic
Subject:
Criticism
Subject:
Academic writing
Subject:
Film criticism
Subject:
Mass Media - General
Subject:
General Literary Criticism & Collections
Subject:
Media Studies
Subject:
Criticism -- Authorship.
Subject:
English language -- Rhetoric.
Copyright:
Edition Number:
2
Series Volume:
70-0079
Publication Date:
July 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
8.98x6.44x.32 in. .56 lbs.

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