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How to read literature like a professor: a lively and entertaining guide to reading between the lines
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Published:
New York : Quill, 2003.
Physical Desc:
xviii, 314 pages ; 21 cm.
Lexile measure:
1150L
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"A lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes and contexts, that shows you how to make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable. While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings interwoven in these texts. [This book] helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the eyes-- and the literary codes-- of the ultimate professional reader, the college professor. What does it mean when a literary hero is traveling along a dusty road? When he hands a drink to his companion? When he's drenched in a sudden rain shower? Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices and form, [the author] provides us with a broad overview of literature-- a world where a road leads to a quest, a shared meal may signify a communion, and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just a shower-- and shows us how to make our reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun. This revised edition includes new chapters, a new preface and epilogue, and incorporates updated teaching points that [the author] has developed over the past decade."--Amazon.com.
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Edition:
1st ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780060009427 (pbk) :, 006000942X (pbk.) :
Lexile measure:
1150

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-296) and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Foster, T. C. (2003). How to read literature like a professor: a lively and entertaining guide to reading between the lines. New York, Quill.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Foster, Thomas C. 2003. How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading between the Lines. New York, Quill.

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Foster, Thomas C, How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading between the Lines. New York, Quill, 2003.

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Foster, Thomas C. How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading between the Lines. New York, Quill, 2003.

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