| Now Read On: A Course in Multicultural Reading Contributor(s): Vethamani, Malachi Edwin (Editor), McRae, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415182174 ISBN-13: 9780415182171 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1999 Annotation: "Now Read On" is the first anthology to bring together literatures in English, from around the world, on an equal footing. Featuring works by writers as diverse as Oscar Wilde, William Carlos Williams, Grace Paley and Anita Desai, this unique collection contains approximately 80 texts and extracts of texts in English. With its variety of genres-poetry, short stories, drama, novel-and a wide range of countries represented, including India, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa and Great Britain, it offers the reader a delectable sampling of the written word from the world over. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.8 |
| LCCN: 98038478 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.14" W x 9.17" (0.83 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now Read On brings together literatures in English from around the world, combining an excellent choice of texts with sound methodological guidance.It contains approximately eighty texts and extracts from countries andcontinents including: *Africa *Australia *Great Britain *India *Malaysia *New Zealand *Philippines *Singapore Designed as course for both native and non-native English-speakers in how to read literature, this anthology begins with shorter starter texts and questions, and develops in complexity as the reader progresses through the book. Now Read On provides the user with *hands-on experience of working with a plurality of texts from around the world *questions, exercises, pointers and commentary, accompanying all the passages of literature, and providing the student with the tools and confidence to critically evaluate any text *an understanding of the major genres - poetry, short stories, drama and novels. |
