ABSTRACT

An Introduction to Literary Studies provides the beginner with an accessible and comprehensive survey of literature. Systematically taking in theory, genre and literary history, Klarer provides easy to understand descriptions of a variety of approaches to texts. This invaluable guide includes sections on:

  • fiction
  • poetry
  • drama
  • film

covering:

  • a range of theoretical approaches
  • an extensive glossary of major literary and cinematic terms
  • guidelines for writing research papers.

chapter 1|8 pages

What is literature, what is a text?

chapter 2|56 pages

Major genres in textual studies

chapter 3|8 pages

Periods of English Literatures

chapter 4|28 pages

Theoretical approaches to literature

chapter 6|12 pages

How to write a scholarly paper

chapter 7|10 pages

Suggestions for further reading