| Reading Fiction: Opening the Text 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Hutton, M. (Author), Childs, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333801342 ISBN-13: 9780333801345 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $47.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: This book contains close readings of the opening pages of 24 widely taught texts, from "Robinson Crusoe" to "The Buddha of Suburbia," Offering a wide coverage of English literature from the 18th to the 20th centuries, "Reading Fiction" illustrates a diverse range of approaches to the close reading of prose fiction. Childs' analyses are to both an overview of modes of fiction over the last 300 years as well as a guide to the methods and techniques of close reading. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 823.009 |
| LCCN: 00053055 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.84" W x 8.5" (0.53 lbs) 180 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book contains close readings of the opening pages of 24 widely taught texts, from Robinson Crusoe to The Buddha of Suburbia. Offering a wide coverage of English literature from the 18th to the 20th centuries, Reading Fiction illustrates a diverse range of approaches to the close reading of prose fiction. Childs' analyses are to both an overview of modes of fiction over the last 300 years as well as a guide to the methods and techniques of close reading. |