A short guide to writing about literature vs The writer's book of memory: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Writing Skills, Report writing, Rhetoric, Authorship, English language
A short guide to writing about literature
Part of Longman's successful Short Guide Series, A Short Guide to Writing about Literature emphasizes writing as a process and incorporates new critical approaches to writing about literature. The twelfth edition…
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The writer's book of memory
Memory has long been ignored by rhetoricians because the written word has made memorization virtually obsolete. Recently however, as part of a revival of interest in classical rhetoric, scholars have begun to realize…
The verdict
- The writer's book of memory is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for A short guide to writing about literature.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A short guide to writing about literature | The writer's book of memory | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (109) | — |
Reception
| A short guide to writing about literature | The writer's book of memory | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 109 | — |
| Editions | 24 | 6 |
| Want to read | 246 | — |
| Reading it now | 13 | — |
| Written reviews | 16 | — |
| Pages | 394 | 153 |