Studying Literature in English : an introduction / Dominic Rainsford.

Acknowledgements Using this book Part 1: Beginnings 1: Good Morrow 2: What is literature and who does it belong to? 3: Canons Part 2: Form and Genre 4: Poetry 5: The thing which is not 6: Prose fiction 7: Plays and films Part 3: Periods and Movements 8: Medieval and Early Modern 9: From Colonial America and Restoration England to 1900 10: From 1900 to the present Part 4: Positions, Identities, Ideas 11: The place of literature 12: Literary theory Part 5: Over to You 13: Primary and secondary sources 14: Reading, research, writing Further reading

"Designed to be read as a coherent and enjoyable whole, this textbook is invaluable reading for anyone studying literature in English on bachelor's degrees in countries where English is not the first language, especially in Europe. Studying Literature in English: - Grounds general points about literature and the study of literature, throughout, by reference to a small selection of well-known novels, plays and poems - Raises the issue of how much it makes sense to discuss film as literature and provides the basic conceptual tools that the student needs in order to study film within a literature-course framework - Places particular emphasis on interdisciplinarity by examining the connections between the study of literature and other university disciplines, which has immediate relevance for students for whom literature is just one part of a larger university programme - Provides an annotated list of further reading, encouraging the reader to make constructive progress with their study. From principal literary genres, periods and theory, to strategies for reading, research and essay-writing, Dominic Rainsford provides an engaging introduction to the most important aspects of studying literature in English. Dominic Rainsford is Professor of Literatures in English at Aarhus University in Denmark"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.