Ways of Reading : Advanced Reading Skills for Students of English Literature

Ways of Reading is a well-established core textbook that provides the reader with the tools to analyze and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts.Six sections, split into self-contained units with their own activities and notes for further reading, cover: techniques and problem-solving language variation attributing meaning poetic uses of language narrative media texts. This third edition has been redesigned and updated throughout with many fresh examples and exercises, updated further reading suggestions and new material on electronic sources and the Internet, language and power, and drama. "This third edition has been substantially revised and redesigned throughout with many fresh examples and exercises. References have been updated, the overall organization of the book has changed and new material has been added to include information on electronic sources and the Internet, plus a completely new unit : Ways of Reading drama analyses plays as a dramatic performance and a dramatic text."--Jacket Provides the reader with the tools to analyse and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts. Including exercises and examples, this third edition is divided into six sections which cover: techniques and problem-solving; language variation; attributing meaning; poetic uses of language; narrative; and media texts Ways of Reading is a well-established core textbook that provides the reader with the tools to analyze and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts.
Six sections, split into self-contained units with their own activities and notes for fu This textbook aims to provide the reader with the tools to analyse and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts. It is divided into six sections covering such topics as basic techniques, poetic usage and figures of speech