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This text is designed for introductory courses to literature studies. It surveys major critical approaches to reading, interpreting and evaluating literature, and includes student papers as examples - in draft and complete stages.

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• Preface
• Part 1 Critical Reading And Writing
• 1 Reading and Responding to Literature
• What is Literature
• Reading and Thinking
• Critically Learning to Analyze
• Literature Developing a Critical Perspective
• Writing About Literature
• Approaches to Literature
• Interpreting Literature
• Evaluating Literature
• 2 The Writing Process Highlighting and Annotating the Text
• Taking Notes
• Listing Asking Questions
• Brainstorming Developing Subject
• Trees Keeping a Journal Selecting and Limiting the Topic Developing a Thesis
• Considering Audience and Purpose Writing and Revising
• Types of Essays Writing the First Draft
• Revising Responding to Comments
• Part 2 The Elements Of Literature
• 3 Writing About Fiction
• The Elements of Fiction: Plot, Character, Point of View, Setting, Tone, Symbolism, Style, Theme
• Interpreting Fiction Evaluating Fiction
• 4 Writing About Poetry
• The Elements of Poetry: Types of Poetry, Voice and Tone, Imagery and Symbolism, Simile and Metaphor, Diction and Syntax, Meter and Rhythm, Theme
• Interpreting Poetry
• Evaluating Poetry
• 5 Writing About Drama
• The Elements of Drama: Plot, Character, Setting, Staging, Dialogue, Theme
• Interpreting Drama
• Evaluating Drama
• Part 3 Literary Research
• 6 Writing Literary Research Research Writing: Theory and Practice
• Stages in the Research
• Process Defining
• Your Objective Locating
• Your Sources Gathering and Organizing
• Data Writing and Submitting the Paper
• A Sample Research Paper