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by Thomas C. Foster

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Demonstrates how to make everyday reading more rewarding by helping readers understand the symbols, themes, narrative devices and forms, and contexts of literary works.

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What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface--a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character--and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you.

In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover a world where a road leads to a quest; a shared meal may signify a communion; and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just rain. Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, How to Read Literature Like a Professor is the perfect companion for making your reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun.

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  • Title How to Read Literature Like a Professor
  • Author Thomas C. Foster
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 338
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, New York, U.s.a.
  • Publication date 2003-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780060009427 / 006000942X
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.25 x 0.84 in (20.32 x 13.34 x 2.13 cm)
  • Reading level 1150
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Literature - History and criticism, Literature
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002031783
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808
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