Ways of Reading: Advanced Reading Skills for Students of English Literature

Ways of Reading: Advanced Reading Skills for Students of English Literature

by SaraMills (Author), Alan Durant (Author), Martin Montgomery (Author), NigelFabb (Author), TomFurniss (Author)

Synopsis

Ways of Reading is a well-established core textbook that provides the reader with the tools to analyze and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts. Six sections, split into self-contained units with their own activities and notes for further reading, cover: * techniques and problem-solving * language variation * attributing meaning * poetic uses of language * narrative * media texts. This third edition has been redesigned and updated throughout with many fresh examples and exercises, updated further reading suggestions and new material on electronic sources and the Internet, language and power, and drama.

$3.28

Save:$22.02 (87%)

Quantity

2 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08 Jun 2000

ISBN 10: 0415222060
ISBN 13: 9780415222068

Media Reviews

Praise for the first edition:

'Ways of Reading is a valuable and immensely usable book ... more than fills a major gap.' - Literature & Language

'This is a clear and incisive introduction to main issues in the critical study of literature.'
- Robin Jarvis, University of the West of England, UK

Author Bio
Martin Montgomery is Director of the Scottish Centre for Journalism Studies; Nigel Fabb is Director of the Programme in Literary Linguistics; and Tom Furniss is Senior Lecturer in English Studies, all at the University of Strathclyde. Alan Durant is Professor of Communication Studies at Middlesex University; and Sara Mills is Professor in the Department of English Studies at Sheffield Hallam University. The authors have written and edited numerous books on linguistics, communication studies, study skills, literary theory and cultural studies.