Writing About Literature: Essay and Translation Skills for University Students of English and Foreign LiteratureWriting about Literature combines detailed practical and scholarly advice with a sense of the scope and creative possibilities of literary criticism, empowering the student reader to make his or her own discoveries and experiments with language. In addition, it gives valuable guidance on adult language learning and translation skills for students of foreign literature. This handy, accessible guide covers all aspects of the essay-writing process, including:
Written in an entertaining and informative way and containing a wealth of practical advice and scholarly insights, this wise, witty and helpful book should be on every literature student's bookshelf. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Reading | 5 |
Critical reading | 18 |
Reading the critics | 22 |
Background reading | 23 |
Research | 27 |
Dictionaries | 28 |
Biblical references | 30 |
Naming your author | 71 |
Making yourself clear | 72 |
Some common bad advice | 75 |
Never say I | 76 |
Spelling punctuation and grammar | 78 |
Dealing with dyslexia | 82 |
Punctuation and syntax | 84 |
Grammar | 105 |
Classical references | 31 |
Oral literature | 32 |
Trusting the author | 34 |
Libraries and librarians | 35 |
Searching online | 36 |
Using Google | 37 |
Serendipity | 41 |
Essay topics | 42 |
The desert island essay | 43 |
Structure | 44 |
Arguing a case | 45 |
Writing | 47 |
Words plain and lacy | 51 |
Jargon and theoryspeak | 53 |
Slips and solecisms | 57 |
Mixing your metaphors | 63 |
How to quote | 65 |
How not to give offence | 67 |
Titles | 70 |
Further reading | 113 |
Foreign languages and literature | 115 |
Reallife language learning | 118 |
Vocabulary and grammar | 127 |
The translators craft | 136 |
Preparing for translation exams | 140 |
Referencing | 141 |
Footnotes and bibliographies | 142 |
Presentation | 150 |
All about layout | 151 |
Proofreading | 152 |
Safety in cyberspace | 153 |
Holding it all together | 154 |
Handwriting in closed exams | 155 |
Willpower | 157 |
Notes | 160 |
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Writing about Literature: Essay and Translation Skills for University ... Judith Woolf Limited preview - 2005 |
Writing About Literature: Essay and Translation Skills for University ... Judith Woolf Limited preview - 2005 |
Writing about Literature: Essay and Translation Skills for University ... Judith Woolf Limited preview - 2005 |
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