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A Short Guide to Writing About Literature (9th Edition)
by Sylvan Barnet, William E. Cain
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Longman (2002-05-16)
ISBN: 0321104765
EAN: 9780321104762
Dewy Decimal #: 808.0668
Paperback: 400 pages
Edition: 9
SKU: 05408
Condition: Used: Like New
Comments: Minor shelf wear.
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Product Description
Part of Longman's successful Short Guide Series, A Short Guide to Writing about Literature,11/e, emphasizes writing as a process and incorporates new critical approaches to writing about literature. The eleventh edition continues to offer students sound advice on how to become critical thinkers and enrich their reading response through accessible, step-by-step instruction. This highly respected text is ideal as a supplement to any course where writing about literature or literary studies is emphasized.
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Useful for Non-Majors
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-01-23
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
I teach literature to undergraduate students majoring in interdisciplinary arts and sciences, business, computer science, and nursing. Since I can't count on them having had training in writing about literature, I often assign specific sections of this text, or make it recommended reading for students with less confidence in writing about literature.
My students almost universally praise this text, and I think *their* opinions, rather than those of us teachers, are the ones that really count. They find the specific, nuts-and-bolts suggestions useful, and the explanations clear and helpful.
I recommend this text to any student (high school or college) who wants a concise guide to writing about literature, and any teacher or professor whose students usually lack a solid background in literary study.
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A Necessary Evil
Rating  (3)
Date: 2000-06-11
10 out of 29 customers found this reveiw helpful
Written for the Intro to Lit university course market, this type of guide is a necessary evil. Barnet works: students can usually find what they need in the index or contents (How to write a good sentence, what makes a good paragraph, etc.). If you have to have one, you could do worse than to choose Barnett
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