Close reading is an essential skill that literature students develop across the full length of their studies. This book, now in its second edition, is a complete guide to this foundational practice, offering model close readings of classic works of literature to provide an effective methodology for poetry, novels, drama, and beyond.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface. Introduction. Chapter 1: The seven pleasures of reading. Chapter 2: The semantic context. Chapter 3: The syntactic and thematic contexts. Chapter 4: Close reading case study 1: Hamlet. Chapter 5: The iterative context, part 1: character and plot. Chapter 6: The iterative context, part 2: sounds and rhythms. Chapter 7: The generic context. Chapter 8: The adversarial context. Chapter 9: Close reading case study 2: Beloved. Conclusion: adversarial appreciation and the futures of close reading. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
