Bibliograph

How literature works, 50 key concepts, John Sutherland

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How literature works, 50 key concepts, John Sutherland

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How literature works

Oclc number

671709673

Responsibility statement

John Sutherland

Sub title

50 key concepts

Summary

... For any reader seeking a greater appreciation of their favorite novel, poem, or play. Offers a lively and straightforward guide to literary thinking. With a series of compact essays the ... literary critic John Sutherland-- ... admired for his wit and clear reasoning--strips away the obscurity and pretension of literary study. His book offers concise definitions and clear examples of the fifty concepts that all book lovers should know. It includes basic descriptive terms (ambiguity, epic), the core vocabulary of literary culture (genre, style), and devices employed by authors (irony, defamiliarization). More broadly, "How Literature Works" explores the animating concepts behind literary theory (textuality, sexual politics), traces the forces that impact literature's role in the real world (obscenity, plagiarism), and grapples with the future of reading (fanfic, e-book)

Table Of Contents

Some basics -- Machinery: how it works -- Literature's devices -- New ideas -- Word crimes -- Literary futures

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