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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The New York Times bestseller is now available for the first time in hardcover. Thomas C. Foster's classic, a lively and entertaining introduction to literary basics, including symbols, themes, and contexts, is an indispensable guide for instilling a love of reading and unlocking the hidden treasures of literature.While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper meanings interwoven in these texts. How to Read Literature Like a Professor helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the eyes--and the literary codes--of the ultimate professional reader: the college professor.What does it mean when a hero is traveling along a dusty road? When he hands a drink to his companion? When he is drenched in a sudden rain shower?Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, Thomas C. Foster provides us with a broad overview of literature--a world where a road leads to a quest; a shared meal signifies a communion; and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just a shower--and shows us how to make our reading experiences more enriching, satisfying, and fun.With wit and charm, Foster makes the modes and meanings of authors from Shakespeare and Woolf to Steinbeck and Faulkner accessible. Whether it's Hamlet delivering a soliloquy or the glorious Twelfth Night feast in Joyce's The Dead, in Foster's capable hands the joys of reading are opened. Foster spent his career teaching literature and now puts the tools into your hands.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The New York Times bestseller is now available for the first time in hardcover. Thomas C. Foster's classic, a lively and entertaining introduction to literary basics, including symbols, themes, and contexts, is an indispensable guide for instilling a love of reading and unlocking the hidden treasures of literature.While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper meanings interwoven in these texts. How to Read Literature Like a Professor helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the eyes--and the literary codes--of the ultimate professional reader: the college professor.What does it mean when a hero is traveling along a dusty road? When he hands a drink to his companion? When he is drenched in a sudden rain shower?Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, Thomas C. Foster provides us with a broad overview of literature--a world where a road leads to a quest; a shared meal signifies a communion; and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just a shower--and shows us how to make our reading experiences more enriching, satisfying, and fun.With wit and charm, Foster makes the modes and meanings of authors from Shakespeare and Woolf to Steinbeck and Faulkner accessible. Whether it's Hamlet delivering a soliloquy or the glorious Twelfth Night feast in Joyce's The Dead, in Foster's capable hands the joys of reading are opened. Foster spent his career teaching literature and now puts the tools into your hands.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. The New York Times bestseller is now available for the first time in hardcover. Thomas C. Foster's classic, a lively and entertaining introduction to literary basics, including symbols, themes, and contexts, is an indispensable guide for instilling a love of reading and unlocking the hidden treasures of literature.While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper meanings interwoven in these texts. How to Read Literature Like a Professor helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the eyes--and the literary codes--of the ultimate professional reader: the college professor.What does it mean when a hero is traveling along a dusty road? When he hands a drink to his companion? When he is drenched in a sudden rain shower?Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, Thomas C. Foster provides us with a broad overview of literature--a world where a road leads to a quest; a shared meal signifies a communion; and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just a shower--and shows us how to make our reading experiences more enriching, satisfying, and fun.With wit and charm, Foster makes the modes and meanings of authors from Shakespeare and Woolf to Steinbeck and Faulkner accessible. Whether it's Hamlet delivering a soliloquy or the glorious Twelfth Night feast in Joyce's The Dead, in Foster's capable hands the joys of reading are opened. Foster spent his career teaching literature and now puts the tools into your hands.…

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paperback. Condition: As New.

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Condition: very_good. Cover may have light wear, pages in very good condition and binding is sturdy; may have other light shelf wear or creases. May have notes or highlighting.

Condition: very_good. Cover may have light wear, pages in very good condition and binding is sturdy; may have other light shelf wear or creases. May have notes or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Tom Foster has established himself as the go-to literature expert for scores of readers across America; in his surefire bestselling hit How to Read Literature Like a Professor and its follow-up, How to Read Novels, he has opened countless literary minds to the finer points of reading and analyzing beloved books, all with his inimitable wit, good humor, and attention to detail?the very characteristics that define our favorite teachers and professors. In this newest book, he applies that combination of know-how and analysis and looks at the great masterworks of American literature and how each of them has shaped our very existence as readers, students, teachers, and Americans.  Starting with Ben Franklin?s autobiography, he moves on to James Fenimore Cooper?s The Last of the Mohicans, Henry David Thoreau?s Walden, Walt Whitman?s Leaves of Grass, and Willa Cather?s My Antonia. Chief among later selections are The Maltese Falcon, U.S.A., The Grapes of Wrath, and Song of Solomon. Foster illuminates how these and other works captured an American moment, how they influenced our perception of nationhood and citizenship, and what about them endures in the American character. Foster quite literally fosters a sense of discovery throughout the book, peeling back layers from familiar favorites, and arguing for books that aren?t so obvious. He concludes with a list of twenty-five more contenders and outlines what exactly is the ?Great American Novel.? Twenty-Five Books that Shaped America will further establish Foster as one of America?s most beloved teachers.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Tom Foster has established himself as the go-to literature expert for scores of readers across America; in his surefire bestselling hit How to Read Literature Like a Professor and its follow-up, How to Read Novels, he has opened countless literary minds to the finer points of reading and analyzing beloved books, all with his inimitable wit, good humor, and attention to detail?the very characteristics that define our favorite teachers and professors. In this newest book, he applies that combination of know-how and analysis and looks at the great masterworks of American literature and how each of them has shaped our very existence as readers, students, teachers, and Americans.  Starting with Ben Franklin?s autobiography, he moves on to James Fenimore Cooper?s The Last of the Mohicans, Henry David Thoreau?s Walden, Walt Whitman?s Leaves of Grass, and Willa Cather?s My Antonia. Chief among later selections are The Maltese Falcon, U.S.A., The Grapes of Wrath, and Song of Solomon. Foster illuminates how these and other works captured an American moment, how they influenced our perception of nationhood and citizenship, and what about them endures in the American character. Foster quite literally fosters a sense of discovery throughout the book, peeling back layers from familiar favorites, and arguing for books that aren?t so obvious. He concludes with a list of twenty-five more contenders and outlines what exactly is the ?Great American Novel.? Twenty-Five Books that Shaped America will further establish Foster as one of America?s most beloved teachers.…

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Condition: good. Books may contain some notes and highlighting. Supplements such as Access Codes, Cd's Dust Jackets, etc. are not guaranteed with used book purchases.