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Introduction to literary analysis : a complete methodology / Louis Hébert ; translated by Sam Ferguson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hébert, Louis, 1961- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criticism.
- Discourse analysis, Literary.
- Rhetoric.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (267 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2022]
- Summary:
- "This book provides a complete guide to analyzing literary works, from an introduction of basic principles to the finer details. Separated into three sections, the book covers: Principles - this looks at what literary analysis is, its three main components, the various possible objects of analysis; Main components - introduces nearly thirty aspects of text analysis such as style, themes, social aspects, context, and then continues to introduce nearly fifty approaches such as literary history, ecocriticism, narratology, and sociology; The process of analysis - details the general structure of the analytical text, the structure of a pedagogical essay, the analysis of a theoretical element, possible "plans" for the analytical text, methods of argumentation, statements of opinion, hypotheses, structure of paragraphs, and the use of citations. This book is a synthesis of established scholarship with new, original insights, making it an ideal introduction to the study of English Literature as well as a valuable companion throughout further study"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part I. Principles
- Definition of analysis
- Components of analysis
- Objects of analysis
- Part II. Components of analysis
- Aspects of the literary text
- Approaches to literary texts
- Corpus
- Aspects of theater
- Part III. Components of the analytical text
- The general structure of analysis
- The pedagogical essay
- Analysis of a theoretical element
- The plan of the analytical text
- Argumentation
- Opinion and taking a position
- Hypothesis
- Paragraph
- Citation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-000-58970-6
- 1-00-317979-7
- 1-003-17979-7
- 1-000-58966-8
- 9781003179795
- OCLC:
- 1312164146
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