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While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper meanings interwoven in these literary texts...How to Read Literature Like a Professor 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 fictional hero takes a journey? Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface – a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character – and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you.In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover 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 rain. Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices and form, How to Read Like a Professor is the perfect companion for making your reading experience more enriching, satisfying and fun.
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2003
- Rilegatura
- (In brossura)
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- Titolo
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Thomas C. Foster
- Editore
- Harper Perennial
- Pubblicato
- 2003
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 314
- ISBN10
- 006000942X
- ISBN13
- 9780060009427
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Arte / Cultura, Scienze sociali, Libri per bambine e bambini, Libri di testo, Sulla letteratura, Scuola, Idee regalo per le elementari, Letteratura inglese, Critica letteraria, Scrittura, Prima lettura, Sui libri, Letture obbligatorie, Lettura, Interpretazione dell'opera letteraria, Temi letterari
- Prima pubblicazione
- 2003
- Titolo originale
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor
- Valutazione
- 3,55 su 5
- Descrizione
- While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper meanings interwoven in these literary texts...How to Read Literature Like a Professor 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 fictional hero takes a journey? Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface – a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character – and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you.In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover 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 rain. Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices and form, How to Read Like a Professor is the perfect companion for making your reading experience more enriching, satisfying and fun.