Revised and updated edition of the popular A Level text, Literature, Criticism and Style, offering a practical guide to English Literature
Introduction Section I Encountering Literature Studying Prose Studying Poetry Studying Drama Section II Developing Your Language of Criticism Preparing for Writing Formulating Your Views in Writing Getting Tone and Style Right Encountering Texts Section III Writing About Literature for AS Texts in Context Victorian Literature World War One Literature The Struggle for Identity in Modern Literature Creative Study Section IV Writing About Literature for A2 Reading for Meaning: Love Through the Ages The Extended Essay Shakespeare Study Section V Preparing for Assessment Revising for the Examination The Examiner's View Glossary Chronology