The Handbook to Literary ResearchDelia da Sousa Correa, W. R. Owens The Handbook to Literary Research is a practical guide for students embarking on postgraduate work in Literary Studies. It introduces and explains research techniques, methodologies and approaches to information resources, paying careful attention to the differences between countries and institutions, and providing a range of key examples. This fully updated second edition is divided into five sections which cover:
Packed with useful tips and exercises and written by scholars with extensive experience as teachers and researchers in the field, this volume is the ideal Handbook for those beginning postgraduate research in literature. |
Contents
using online and printed sources | |
Textual scholarship and book history 37 | |
SIMONELIOT 39 | |
Issues and approaches in literary research 87 | |
Institutional historiesof literary disciplines | |
DAVID JOHNSON131 | |
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