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Texts and Contexts: Writing About Literature with Critical Theory - Softcover

Lynn, Steven J.

 
9780321449078: Texts and Contexts: Writing About Literature with Critical Theory

Synopsis

This book helps students analyze and write about literature through the introduction of contemporary critical theories.  Step-by-step applications of a particular theory give clear, practical examples of what other texts only cover in the abstract.  A wealth of writing strategies, examples, and practice materials enable students to understand the assumptions underlying these theories.

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This book helps students analyze and write about literature through the introduction of contemporary critical theories.  Step-by-step applications of a particular theory give clear, practical examples of what other texts only cover in the abstract.  A wealth of writing strategies, examples, and practice materials enable students to understand the assumptions underlying these theories.

 

WHAT YOU’LL FIND IN THIS EDITION

  • A stronger focus on evaluating and using Internet sources, as well as electronic databases, with an emphasis on ethics and strategies for avoiding plagiarism.
  • Innovatively addresses critical theories by discussing the assumptions of an approach, showing how those assumptions drive a reading and providing practice for students.
  • New coverage of cultural criticism and post-colonial criticism. 
  • Expanded examples and practice tests.

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