Product Description

This third edition, which contains updated material, additional discussion of critical terms and approaches and a revised further reading list, is a guide to the study of English literature. This text offers a comprehensive introduction to English poetry, drama and the novel, complete with practical advice on how to analyze texts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21429 in Books
• Published on: 2002-05-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

From the Publisher
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Contents: General Editor's Preface - How to Use this Guide - English, American and Post-colonial Literature: A Brief Survey - Poetry - Drama - The Novel - Critical Concepts - Critical Positions and Perspectives - Further Reading - Author Index - Subject Index

About the Author
JOHN PECK and MARTIN COYLE are Senior Lecturers in English at Cardiff University. They are the General Editors of the New Casebooks series, and the Palgrave Critical Issues series.

Customer Reviews

The Greatest Book Ever Written?
Essential for any undergraduate student of english literature! I had the second edition throughout my degree and used it near-constantly. What this book does is to take complicated theoretical terms and explain them simply and without recourse to academic arcana. It is by no means the only book you will ever need, but is an excellent starting point to the stormy seas of lit. theory and criticism.

Essential reading for all English Lit. students
I found this book to be invaluable through my A-level course and further on, through my degree. It is equally good to use as a dictionary style reference book, or a general revision of literary criticism terms. It is excellently written, with examples from literature and poetry, to aid your understanding in a more thorough manner.