Eagleton, Terry, 1943-
How to read literature / Terry Eagleton. - 2014. - x, 216 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes index.
Openings -- Character -- Narrative -- Interpretation -- Value.
What makes a work of literature good or bad? How freely can the reader interpret it? Could a nursery rhyme be full of concealed loathing, resentment and aggression? In this accessible, delightfully entertaining book, Terry Eagleton addresses these intriguing questions and a host of others.
9780300205305
Literature--History and criticism.
Literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
Literature--Philosophy
Authors and readers
Reader-response criticism
Literature--Explication
801.95 EAG
How to read literature / Terry Eagleton. - 2014. - x, 216 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes index.
Openings -- Character -- Narrative -- Interpretation -- Value.
What makes a work of literature good or bad? How freely can the reader interpret it? Could a nursery rhyme be full of concealed loathing, resentment and aggression? In this accessible, delightfully entertaining book, Terry Eagleton addresses these intriguing questions and a host of others.
9780300205305
Literature--History and criticism.
Literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
Literature--Philosophy
Authors and readers
Reader-response criticism
Literature--Explication
801.95 EAG