Literature : an Introduction to Theory and Analysis / Mads Rosendahl Thomsen, Lasse Horne Kjældgaard, Lis Møller, Lilian Munk Rösing, Peter Simonsen, Dan Ringgaard.

Cover -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I Texts -- 1. Literature -- 2. Interpretation -- 3. Genre -- 4. Narrative -- 5. Character -- 6. The Narrator -- 7. Style -- 8. Sensation -- 9. Rhythm -- 10. Tropes -- 11. Intertextuality -- Part II Contexts -- 12. Author -- 13. Reader -- 14. History -- 15. Ethics -- 16. Politics -- 17. Gender -- 18. Ethnicity -- 19. Desire -- 20. Nature -- 21. Place -- 22. Things -- 23. Mobility -- 24. Memory -- Part III. Practices -- 25. Archive -- 26. Books -- 27. Remediation -- 28. Art -- 29. Performance

30. Translation -- 31. Creative Writing -- 32. Critical Writing -- 33. Quality -- An Overview of Schools of Criticism -- About the Authors -- Index -- Imprint

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"How does literature work? And what does it mean? How does it relate to the world: to politics, to history, to the environment? How do we analyse and interpret a literary text, paying attention to its specific poetic and fictitious qualities? This wide-ranging introduction helps students to explore these and many other essential questions in the study of literature, criticism and theory. In a series of introductory chapters, leading international scholars present the fundamental topics of literary studies through conceptual definitions as well as interpretative readings of works familiar from a range of world literary traditions. In an easy-to-navigate format, Literature: An Introduction to Theory and Analysis covers such topics as: ·Key definitions ? from plot, character and style to genre, trope and author ·Literature's relationship to the surrounding world ? ethics, politics, gender and nature ·Modes of literature and criticism ? from books to performance, from creative to critical writing With annotated reading guides throughout and a glossary of major critical schools to help students when studying, revising and writing essays, this is an essential introduction and reference guide to the study of literature at all levels."-- Provided by publisher.

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