{"product_id":"literature-an-introduction-to-theory-and-analysis-9781474271974","title":"Literature: An Introduction to Theory and Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mads Rosendahl Thomsen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow does literature work? And what does it mean? How does it relate to the world: to politics, to history, to the environment? How do we analyse and interpret a literary text, paying attention to its specific poetic and fictitious qualities? \u003c\/i\u003eThis wide-ranging introduction helps students to explore these and many other essential questions in the study of literature, criticism and theory. In a series of introductory chapters, leading international scholars present the fundamental topics of literary studies through conceptual definitions as well as interpretative readings of works familiar from a range of world literary traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In an easy-to-navigate format, \u003ci\u003eLiterature: An Introduction to Theory and Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e covers such topics as: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -Key definitions - from plot, character and style to genre, trope and author\u003cbr\u003e -Literature's relationship to the surrounding world - ethics, politics, gender and nature\u003cbr\u003e -Modes of literature and criticism - from books to performance, from creative to critical writing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With annotated reading guides throughout and a glossary of major critical schools to help students when studying, revising and writing essays, this is an essential introduction and reference guide to the study of literature at all levels","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45084888137879,"sku":"9781474271974","price":12135.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781474271974.webp?v=1767098807","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/literature-an-introduction-to-theory-and-analysis-9781474271974","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}