Literature: An Introduction to Theory and Analysis - Paperback
by Mads Rosendahl Thomsen (Editor), Lasse Home Kj?ldgaard (Editor), Lis M?ller (Editor)
How 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? This 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.
In an easy-to-navigate format, Literature: An Introduction to Theory and Analysis covers such topics as: -Key definitions - from plot, character and style to genre, trope and authorMads Rosendahl Thomsen is Professor with Special Responsibilities of Comparative Literature at Aarhus University, Denmark.
Lasse Horne Kj?ldgaard is Professor of Danish Literature at Roskilde University, Denmark Lis M?ller is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Aarhus University, Denmark. Dan Ringgaard is is Professor of Professor of Scandinavian Literature at Aarhus University, Denmark. Lilian Munk R?sing is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Peter Simonsen is Professor of European Literature at the University of Southern Denmark.Made with care and unconditionally loved by our customers, this signature bestseller exceeds all expectations.
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