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ENGLISH IN PRACTICE
IN PURSUIT OF ENGLISH STUDIES |
| By: |
Peter Barry |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£28.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0340808861 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780340808863 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
31 January, 2003 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
Aimed at all those who are taking English degrees or teaching them, English in Practice is a reflective overview of the discipline's core: the close reading of texts, contexts and 'intertexts'. The book works through a series of fully developed examples rather than abstract exposition, encouraging student readers to think for themselves. |
| Synopsis: |
This is a book about English Studies, aimed at all those who are taking English degrees, or teaching them. It gives a detailed account of the core of the discipline - the close reading of texts, contexts, and "intertexts". It also treats some of the major current issues within the discipline, such as the relationship between literature and history. It works through a series of fully developed applied examples, rather than by abstract exposition and exhortation. It is a reflective overview which constanlty exemplifies the practice it reflects upon. |
| Illustrations: |
6 illustrations, 14 b&w halftones |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Hodder Arnold |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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