Author: John PeckPublisher: Red Globe Press
ISBN: 0333632257
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shows how to analyse poetry or prose and compile a critical essay.
Practical Criticism
Author: Martin CoylePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1349136883
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Practical criticism underlies everything students of English literature do. It is a way of reading the text closely, but with a grasp of the larger issues involved. This book is a practical, step-by-step guide which shows the student how to gain a sense of what a poem or passage of prose or drama is about, how to analyse it and how to build a successful essay. Easy to read and uncluttered by technical vocabulary, it will prove an invaluable resource for any student.
Author: Ivor Armstrong RichardsPractical Art Criticism
Author: Edmund Burke FeldmanPublisher: Pearson
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Unique features: criticism as a sequential process; forming an interpretation; separating interpretation from judging; critical errors; the critics ethics; criteria for judging greatness.
Author: James Reeves
Author: William EmpsonIntroducing Literary Criticism
Author: Owen HollandPublisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 1848319053
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
From Plato to Virginia Woolf, Structuralism to Practical Criticism, Introducing Literary Criticism charts the history and development of literary criticism into a rich and complex discipline. Tackling disputes over the value and meaning of literature, and exploring theoretical and practical approaches, this unique illustrated guide will help readers of all levels to get more out of their reading.
Old Testament Textual Criticism
Author: Ellis R. BrotzmanPublisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 149340475X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
A Readable, Updated Introduction to Textual Criticism This accessibly written, practical introduction to Old Testament textual criticism helps students understand the discipline and begin thinking through complex issues for themselves. The authors combine proven expertise in the classroom with cutting-edge work in Hebrew textual studies. This successful classic (nearly 25,000 copies sold) has been thoroughly expanded and updated to account for the many changes in the field over the past twenty years. It includes examples, illustrations, an updated bibliography, and a textual commentary on the book of Ruth.
Mastering Practical Criticism
Author: Lindy MillerPublisher: Red Globe Press
ISBN: 0333802705
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Provides guidance necessary to understand and master the skills of critical appreciation. Addresses each skill and takes reader through each stage of the literary critical process. Also includes sample questions and worked examples.
Literary Theory and Criticism
Author: Patricia WaughPublisher:
ISBN: 9780199291335
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
This volume offers a comprehensive account of modern literary criticism, presenting the field as part of an ongoing historical and intellectual tradition. Featuring thirty-nine specially commissioned chapters from an international team of esteemed contributors, it fills a large gap in the market by combining the accessibility of single-authored selections with a wide range of critical perspectives. The volume is divided into four parts. Part One covers the key philosophical and aesthetic origins of literary theory, while Part Two discusses the foundational movements and thinkers in the first half of the twentieth century. Part Three offers introductory overviews of the most important movements and thinkers in modern literary theory, and Part Four looks at emergent trends and future directions.
