Ways of Reading is a best-selling textbook for undergraduate students
of English Language and English Literature, providing readers with the
tools to analyse and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary
texts.
Six sections, comprising twenty five self-contained units, cover:
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- techniques of analysis and problem-solving
- language variation
- attributing meaning
- poetic uses of language
- narrative
- drama and performance texts
The book combines the linguistic and literary background to each topic
with discussion of examples from books, poems, magazines and online
sources, and links those examples to follow-up practical activities and
a list of titles for further reading.
This fourth edition has been redesigned and updated throughout, with
many fresh examples and exercises. Further reading suggestions have been
brought up to date and new material on electronic sources and the
Internet has been integrated. Ways of Reading continues to be the core
resource for students of English Language and Literature.