{"product_id":"9781405183758","title":"The English Handbook A Guide to Literary Studies","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe English Handbook\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Guide to Literary Studies\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Whitla\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe English Handbook: A Guide to Literary Studies\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive textbook, providing essential practical and analytical reading and writing skills for literature students at all levels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith advice and information on fundamental methods of literary analysis and research, Whitla equips students with the knowledge and tools essential for advanced literary study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes traditional close reading strategies integrated with newer critical theory, ranging from gender and genre to post-structuralism and post-colonialism; with examples from \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e to Atwood, folk ballads to Fugard, and Christopher Marlowe to Conrad’s Marlow\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a wide range of resources, from print to contemporary electronic media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupplies a companion website with chapter summaries, charts, examples, web links, and suggestions for further study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Whitla\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar in English and Humanities at York University in Toronto. He has published \u003ci\u003eThe Central Truth\u003c\/i\u003e (on Robert Browning, 1963), \u003ci\u003eEssays and Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (on Victorian literature and religion, with Victor Shea, 2000), and \u003ci\u003eFoundations: Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing\u003c\/i\u003e (also with Victor Shea, 2001 and 2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 October 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405183758\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e360\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314378862732,"sku":"9781405183758","price":35.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405183758_98b5c40a-cae5-469c-a66c-16e68179dbd0.jpg?v=1780185178","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405183758","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}