Wiley Guide to Writing Essays About Literature

This outstanding practical guide to writing analytical essays on literature develops interpretive skills through focused exercises and modeled examples. The program is tailored to meet the specific needs of beginning undergraduates.
* Features unique, detailed guidance on paragraph structure
* Includes sample essays throughout to model each stage of the essay-writing process
* Focused exercises develop the techniques outlined in each chapter
* Dedicated checklists enable quick, accurate assessment by teachers and students
* Enhanced glossary with advice on usage added to core definitions

About the author

Paul Headrick teaches English at Langara College in Vancouver, Canada. He is a published novelist and short story writer whose works include That Tune Clutches My Heart (2008) and  a volume of short stories, The Doctrine of Affections (2010).

Summary

This outstanding practical guide to writing analytical essays on literature develops interpretive skills through focused exercises and modeled examples. The program is tailored to meet the specific needs of beginning undergraduates.

Product details

• Authors: Prof. Paul Headrick, P Headrick, Paul Headrick
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 27.09.2013
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries
• EAN: 9781118560723
• ISBN: 978-1-118-56072-3
• Pages: 208
• Subjects: Literaturwissenschaft, Essay, Literature, Writing and editing guides, Literature: history and criticism, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General, Study and learning skills: general, Introductions to Literature, Einführungen in die Literatur