How to Read Literature Like a ProfessorHarper Collins, 2009. okt. 13. - 336 oldal 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 Literature Like a Professor is the perfect companion for making your reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun. |
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... person who goes on a quest, whether or not he knows it's a quest. In fact, usually he doesn't know. Items (b) and (c) should be considered together: someone tells our protagonist, our hero, who need not look very heroic, to go somewhere ...
... person. So there, in fifty words or more, is why professors of litera- ture typically think The Crying of Lot 49 is a terrific little book. It does look a bit weird at first glance, experimental Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It's ...
... person of the opening page to the point where he can actually have a blind man's hand on his own at the ending. The answer is food. Every coach I ever had would say, when we faced a superior opposing team, that they put on their pants ...
... person. This not being able to look directly at one's lover suggests the panic of their situation. The watery images may further portend disaster in recalling the myth of Narcissus, who, falling in love with his reflection in the water ...
... person, not her character. Then who is she? Where does she come from? Think generically. Lose the personal details, consider her as a type, and try to think where you've seen that type before: a brown-skinned young woman guiding a group ...
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When in Doubt | 37 |
Or the Bible | 47 |
Hanseldee and Greteldum | 57 |
Its Greek to Me | 64 |
Its More Than Just Rain | 74 |
If She Comes Up Its Baptism | 152 |
Geography Matters | 163 |
So Does Season | 175 |
One Story | 185 |
Marked for Greatness | 193 |
Hes Blind for a | 201 |
Its Never Just Heart Disease | 207 |
And Rarely Just Illness | 213 |
Does He Mean That? | 82 |
Is That a Symbol? | 97 |
Its All Political | 108 |
Yes Shes a Christ Figure Too | 117 |
Flights of Fancy | 125 |
Its All About Sex | 135 |
Except Sex | 143 |
Dont Read with Your Eyes | 226 |
Is He Serious? | 235 |
A Test Case | 245 |
Envoi | 278 |
Acknowledgments | 297 |
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