{"product_id":"how-to-read-literature-paperback","title":"How to Read Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry Eagleton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA literary master's entertaining guide to reading with deeper insight, better understanding, and greater pleasure--\"English 101 in a book.\" (Michael Lindgren, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What makes a work of literature good or bad? How freely can the reader interpret it? Could a nursery rhyme like \u003ci\u003eBaa Baa Black Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e be full of concealed loathing, resentment, and aggression? In this accessible, delightfully entertaining book, Terry Eagleton addresses these intriguing questions and a host of others. \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Literature \u003c\/i\u003eis the book of choice for students new to the study of literature and for all other readers interested in deepening their understanding and enriching their reading experience. Unfailingly authoritative and cheerfully opinionated, Eagleton provides useful commentaries on classicism, Romanticism, modernism, and postmodernism along with spellbinding insights into a huge range of authors, from Shakespeare and J. K. Rowling to Jane Austen and Samuel Beckett. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Part of the fun of the book is the way in which Eagleton prompts, provokes and at times infuriates. . . . An ideal introductory guide to critical analysis, and a thoroughly enjoyable reminder of Eagleton's own skill and subtlety as a reader.\"--Felicity James\u003ci\u003e, Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This book is seriously good fun. . . . It fizzles and explodes with ideas. You don't have to be either teacher or beginner to relish it: Eagleton is so full of enthusiasm that you just need to be able to read.\"--Sue Gaisford, \u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Eagleton\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Visiting Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University and the author of more than fifty books in the fields of literary theory, postmodernism, politics, ideology, and religion. He lives in Northern Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754156785952,"sku":"9780300247640","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bccc9c3740ca7e95eca379a4e2c1878b.webp?v=1780034611","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-to-read-literature-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}