How to read literature like a professor : a lively and entertaining guide to reading between the lines / Thomas C. Foster.

How to read literature like a professor : a lively and entertaining guide to reading between the lines /

What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey? Shares a meal? Get drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface -- a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character - and there'...

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Main Author: Foster, Thomas C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper Perennial, 2014.
Edition:Revised edition.
Subjects:
Literature.
Books and reading.
Criticism.
Literature > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: How'd he do that?
  • Every trip is a quest (except when it's not)
  • Nice to eat with you: acts of communion
  • Nice to eat you: acts of vampires
  • Now, where have I seen her before?
  • When in doubt, it's from Shakespeare
  • ... Or the Bible
  • Hanseldee and Greteldum
  • It's Greek to me
  • It's more than just rain or snow
  • Never stand next to the hero
  • Interlude: does he mean that?
  • More than it's gonna hurt you: concerning violence
  • Is that a symbol?
  • It's all political
  • Yes, she's a Christ figure, too
  • Flights of fancy
  • It's all about sex ...
  • ... Except sex
  • If she comes up, it's Baptism
  • Geography matters
  • ... So does season
  • Interlude: one story
  • Marked for greatness
  • He's blind for a reason, you know
  • It's never just heart disease ... and rarely just illness
  • Don't read with your eyes
  • It's my symbol and I'll cry if I want to
  • Is he serious? and other ironies
  • A test case
  • Postlude: Who's in charge here?
  • Envoi
  • Appendix: Reading list.

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