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Carregando... How to read literature like a professor : a lively and entertaining guide to reading between the lines (original: 2003; edição: 2003)de Thomas C. Foster
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Not an entirely unenjoyable trip through literary criticism. I think I actually learned a thing or two, but if I hadn't been reading this book for a class I probably wouldn't have finished it. ( ) Most of the book was just talking about themes that come up often. This is fair enough, but so many chapters which are "X CAN BE METAPHORICAL TOO" or "Y IS REFERENCED OFTEN" with maybe a paragraph of what the associations are, why this'd be done, etc, feels very rudimentary. The best part of the book is the ending, which takes an excellent short story and provides some analysis of it, but again this analysis is fairly rudimentary - Foster focuses on one theme which isn't as obvious as he tries to treat it as and quotes an essay which is interesting but just points out examples of an image used in the text without really linking it to any other points. It might not be 1 star bad, but I felt bored and skim read entire chapters. I constantly felt that I could do way better just by reading more books, which appeared to be his point anyway. Read it. Mark it. Reread it. Keep it by your bedside table. This is an easily digestible and entertaining dissection on reading lit. I enjoyed it so much I hope he writes a follow-up. I would encourage anyone who wants to read literature with a solid foundation of understanding to spend some time pouring over this book. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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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. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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