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How to read literature like a professor : a lively and entertaining guide to reading between the lines / Thomas C. Foster

by Foster, Thomas C.

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Harper Perennial, 2014.

Literature -- Explication.

Literature -- Study and teaching.

Literature -- History and criticism.

Books and reading.

9781627654531 (hc.)

xxx, 336 p. : ill. ; 21 cm

First edition published by Harper Perennial in 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-296) and index

How'd he do that? -- Every trip is a quest -- Nice to eat with you -- Acts of vampires -- If it's square, it's a sonnet -- Now, where have i seen her before? -- When in doubt, it's from Shakespeare -- Or the bible -- Hanseldee and Greteldum -- It's Greek to me -- It's more than just rain or snow -- Interlude: does he mean that? -- More than it's gonna hurt you -- Is that a symbol? -- It's all political -- Yes, she's a Christ figure, too -- Flights of fancy -- It's all about sex -- Except sex -- If she comes up, it's baptism -- Geography matters -- do does season -- Interlude: One story -- Marked for greatness -- He's blind for a reason, you know -- It's never just heart disease -- Rarely just illness -- Don't read with your eyes -- Is he serious? -- other ironies -- Test case -- Envoi -- Appendix -- Reading list

What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface -- a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character - and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover a world where a road leads to a quest a shared meal may signify a communion and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just rain. Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, this is the perfect companion for making your reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun. Thomas C. Foster is a professor of English at the University of Michigan-Flint.

Literary criticism.

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