18 books like A short guide to writing about literature

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How to write your own life story Lois Daniel · 1980 · 221p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Report writing, Authorship with this book.

The writer's book of memory Janine Rider · 1995 · 153p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Writing Skills, Report writing, Rhetoric, Authorship with this book.

Modern rhetorical criticism Roderick P. Hart · 1990 · ★ 3.7 · 374p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the analysis of public rhetoric, Modern Rhetorical Criticism teaches readers how to examine and interpret rhetorical situations, ideas, arguments, structure, and style. The text covers a wide range of critical techniques, from cultural and dramatistic analysis to feminist and Marxist approaches. A wealth of original criticism demonstrates how to… Shares Theory, Rhetoric, Criticism, History and criticism

Ways of reading David Bartholomae · 1987 · ★ 3.6 · 903p · ≈ 30h · Challenging A book of stories and essays by famous writers with comprehensive suggestions for in depth assignment topics for students. Authors included are Saul Bellow, John Berger, Raymond Carver, Robert Coles, Thomas Cottle, Stephen Klineberg, Annie Dillard, Dorothy Dinnerstein, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Stanley Fish, Paulo Freire, Sigmund Freud, Clifford Geertz, Thomas Kuhn, Joyce Carol Oates, Walker Percy,… Shares Report writing, Rhetoric, Authorship, English language

Essays Matthew Arnold · 1865 · ★ 4.5 · 380p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Shares Criticism, History and criticism, Literature with this book.

Essay Connection Lynn Z. Bloom · 1991 · 753p · ≈ 25h · Challenging Shares Report writing, Rhetoric, English language with this book.

A reader's guide to contemporary literary theory Raman Selden · 1985 · ★ 3.7 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Moderate xii, 244p. : 22cm Shares Theory, Criticism, History and criticism, Literature

Biographia literaria Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1817 · 442p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1817 work Biographia Literaria is an autobiography in discourse; loosely structured and non-linear, the work is meditative and contains numerous philosophical essays. Initially criticized as the product of Coleridge's opiate-driven descent into illness, more recent critics have given the work far more credit and recognition. The book is the origin of the well-known… Shares Theory, Criticism, History and criticism, Literature

Writing your life Mary Borg · 2010 · 191p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Breaks down the barriers of personal narrative with an easy-to-follow guide that includes thought-provoking questions, encouraging suggestions, memory-jogging activities, tips for writing, advice on publishing one's stories in print and online, and examples of ordinary people's writing. Shares Report writing, Authorship

Writing for your life Deena Metzger · 1992 · ★ 3.5 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In the tradition of Annie Dillard and Natalie Goldberg, this resource for writers and non-writers alike shows the act of writing to be a dynamic means of knowing, healing, and creating the body, mind, and spirit. Shares Report writing, Authorship

Autobiographical Writing and Identity in EFL Education

Autobiographical Writing and Identity in EFL Education Shizhou Yang · 2013 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Rhetoric, Authorship, English language with this book.

From idea to essay Jo Ray McCuen · 1977 · ★ 4.0 · 702p · ≈ 23h · Challenging Shares Report writing, Rhetoric, Handbooks, English language with this book.

Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres Hugh Blair · 1783 · ★ 4.2 · 282p · ≈ 9h · Challenging "The lectures on rhetoric by Dr. Hugh Blair are too well known to require an extended introduction. They are based largely upon the system of Aristotle, and have served as the groundwork for many modern textbooks on this subject. In their original form they are too long for the use of present-day students, but in the condensed style in which they are presented in this book it is believed they… Shares Rhetoric, English language, History and criticism, Literature

The situation and the story Vivian Gornick · 2001 · ★ 4.0 · 169p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "All narrative writing must pull from the raw material of life a tale that will shape experience, transform event, deliver a bit of wisdom. In a story or a novel the "I" who tells this tale can be, and often is, an unreliable narrator, but in nonfiction the reader must always be persuaded that the narrator is speaking truth.". "How does one pull from one's own boring, agitated self the reliable… Shares Rhetoric, Authorship, English language, History and criticism

Keywords in Western Literary Criticism and Contemporary China

Keywords in Western Literary Criticism and Contemporary China Yamin Hu · 2020 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Theory, Criticism, History and criticism, Literature with this book.

The undergraduate essay Robin Sutton Harris · 1900 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares Report writing, Rhetoric, English language with this book.

Making sense Margot Northey · 1987 · 268p · ≈ 8h · Moderate With more than 25 years on the market, Making Sense in the Social Sciences: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing is entering its fifth edition. This volume is intended for undergraduate students in any social sciences course with a research and writing component. Its likeliest home will be in first-year courses; however, it is also suitable for students at the second- and third-year level.… Shares Report writing, Rhetoric, Authorship, English language

Narrative fiction Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan · 1983 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate What is a narrative? What is narrative fiction? How does it differ from other kinds of narrative? Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan provides a synthesis of contemporary approaches to narrative fiction, considering in particular Anglo-American New Criticism, Russian Formalism and French Structuralism. Shares Writing Skills, Rhetoric, Literature

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