Studying English Literature and Language: An Introduction and Companion

by Pope; Rob

• ISBN13: 9780415498777
• ISBN10: 0415498775
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-08
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The English Studies Bookis designed to support students studying on English Literature and Language degrees. Combining the functions of study guide, critical dictionary and text anthology, it has rapidly established itself as a core text on a wide variety of degree programmes. Updated and revised throughout, this new edition will: Analyse local and global varieties of the English language in a range of media and discourses, including news, advertising, text messaging, rap, pop and street art Include fresh sections on the essential skills and study strategies needed to complete a degree in English'¬ ; from close reading, research and referencing to full guidelines and tips on essay-writing, participating in seminars, presentation and revision Cover the key theoretical positions and practical approaches taken by scholars in the field, including practical criticism, psychoanalysis, cultural materialism and new historicism, gender theory, postmodernism, postcolonialism and new eclectic strands of thought. Address crucial topics and terms such as accents and dialects, the canon, character and characterisation, discourse analysis, narratives in history, periodisation, realism, versification and intertextuality. Feature extensive revisions and updates to the texts in the anthology, representing all the major genres from early elegy and novel to contemporary performance and flash fiction, and featuring writers as diverse as John Milton, Emily Dickinson , J.M Coetzee, Angela Carter, Russell Hoban and Arundhati Roy Provide an authoritative guide to the career pathways open to graduates of the subject. Be accompanied by a companion website featuring a wealth of information on the cultural history of English as a taught language, a wide selection of additional anthology texts, extended interpretations on poetry, prose fiction, plays and critical essays, suggestions for further online research and a comprehensive glossary of linguistic and grammatical terms. The English Studies Bookis a comprehensive and invaluable reference for anyone interested in the study of English language, literature and culture.