| Management number | 238659443 | Release Date | 2026/07/11 | List Price | $8.24 | Model Number | 238659443 | ||
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This guide offers an introduction to the basic skills and intellectual tools required for making a study of fiction. It presents an explanation of the most common features of prose, using practical examples drawn from six short stories which are included as part of the study programme. The book is carefully structured in logical steps intended to lead the reader from attentive reading (to help produce a description of the piece), through analysis (inspecting, comparing and evaluating writing) to interpretation (making judgements on pieces of work and adopting different points of view). The overlapping of certain points and techniques is also explained and the book offers advice on spotting and analyzing specific writing techniques, gives practical advice on how to set about studying (keeping notes, organizing the page of work, drafting answers and so on) and offers self-assessment exercises and a detailed glossary. Under "Course Work", the book also suggests topics for discussion and essay topics for those using the book in a tutor-led setting.
| Book format | Paperback |
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| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-Fiction |
| Genre | Literature & Fiction |
| Publication date | November, 1991 |
| Pages | 240 |
| Reading level | Undergraduate |
| Subgenre | Semiotics & Theory |
| Series title | Theory |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Educational level | General |
| Is collectible | N |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 5.50 x 0.50 x 8.50 in |
| Assembled product weight | 0.61 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Literary Criticism |
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