The Book Depository How to Read Literature by Terry Eagleton
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Description: How to Read Literature : Paperback : Yale University Press : 9780300247640 : 0300247648 : 24 Sep 2019 : A literary master's entertaining guide to reading with deeper insight, better understanding, and greater pleasureâ ?" English 101 in a book." (Michael Lindgren, Washington Post) What makes a work of literature good or bad? How freely can the reader interpret it? Could a nursery rhyme like Baa Baa Black Sheep be full of concealed loathing, resentment, and aggression? In this accessible, delightfully entertaining book, Terry Eagleton addresses these intriguing questions and a host of others. How to. The Book Depository How to Read Literature by Terry Eagleton - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Author: Buglebead
Rating: 5
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Eagleton approaches his subject with enthusiasm and gives detailed examples from well-known stories, poems and plays to support his points. Sometimes he is in danger of disappearing up his own argument but, as he suggests when analysing the opening of Orwell's '1984', readers should be encouraged to think for themselves. Usefully organised into 5 sections: Openings, Character, Narrative, Interpretation and Value, I think this book would appeal to both students new to the study of English literature in higher/further education and those who have completed degrees who perhaps need reminding what it was that attracted them to the subject in the first place. Eagleton's preface opens with the line: 'Like clog dancing, the art of analysing works of literature is almost dead on its feet'. This book makes the art of 'slow reading' accessible, enjoyable and thought-provoking.
Author: Sara
Rating: 3
Review: Do you want some actual theory on the components of a novel? Read the first and last couple of pages of each chapter. Everything in between is examples taken from literary texts that make sense only if you've really read every single one of them (there's a lot of Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and a lot of Moby Dick). In my opinion Eagleton wanted to showcase how many "important" books he'd read, more than actually teach you how to analyse literature. I didn't agree with everything he said, but of course that's not the point. I would say, buy only if you want a well-done analysis of Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Moby Dick after you've read all their books. The content itself isn't bad (though a bit repetitive), but it isn't what it claims to be.
