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The Edinburgh introduction to studying English literature / edited by Dermot Cavangh...[et.al.]. - 2nd ed. - Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2014. - vii, 261 p.:

Includes index.

Section I - Introductory
1 What is Literature?
Alex Thomson
2 English Literary Studies; Origins and Nature
Robert Irvine
3 Kinds of Literature
David Sailer
Section II - Poetry
4 Poetry: An Introduction
Alan Gillis
5 Metre and Rhythm
Lee Spinks
6 Verse Forms
Penny Fielding
7 Poetic Imagery
Sarah M. Dunnigan
8 Poetry and History
Greg Walker
9 Vernacular Poetry
Colin Nicholson
Section III - Narrative
10 Genre and Form; The Short Story
Kenneth Millard
11 Narrative Language
Keith Hughes
12 Narrative Structure and Technique
Randall Stevenson
13 Constructing Character
Rajorshi Chakraborti
14 Narrative, Society and History
Aaron Kelly
15 Life Writing
Laura Marcus
Section IV - Drama
16 Introducing Drama
Roger Savage
17 Text and Performance
Olga Taxidou
18 Tragedy
Simon Malpas
19 Comedy
Jonathan Wild
20 History and Politics
Dermot Cavanagh
21 Sex, Gender and Performance
Suzanne Trill

ISBN: 9780748691326

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English literature--Study and teaching (Higher)--Great Britain.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
English literature--History and criticism.

Dewey Class. No.: 820.71141 / CAV/E