***AUTHOR APPROVED*** The Edinburgh Introduction to Studying English Literature 2nd Edition Edited by Dermot Cavanagh, Alan Gillis, Michelle Keown, James Loxley and Randall Stevenson New edition of this established guide to studying literature This second edition includes three new chapters: Reading, Writing an Essay, and Reflecting. Each focuses on the 'how to' element when studying literature, and covers issues such as avoiding plagiarism, and preparing a bibliography. The original emphasis on clear explanation of critical practices, and of literary forms, styles and techniques remains. These explanations are carefully illustrated through examples taken from readily available works, especially those included in The Norton Anthology of English Literature. The result is an unbeatable resource: a well-stocked toolbox providing introductions to the ways in which literary texts can be approached as well as to the critical, formal and historical understanding this requires. New for this edition: - three new chapters: Reading, Writing an Essay, and Reflecting - updated Works Cited - texts discussed in the book keyed to the latest edition of The Norton Anthology of English Literature All editors and contributors are current or recent members of the University of Edinburgh's Department of English Literature, which celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2012. Cover image: World of books by Viorika Prikhodko Photography (c) iStockphoto Cover design: hayesdesign.co.uk [EUP logo] euppublishing.com

Preface to the Second Edition; Section I: Introduction; 1. What is Literature? Alex Thomson; 2. English Literary Studies: Origins and Nature, Robert Irvine; 3. Kinds of Literature, David Salter; Section II: Poetry; 4. Poetry: An Introduction, Alan Gillis; 5. Metre and Rhythm, Lee Spinks; 6. Verse Forms, Penny Fielding; 7. Poetic Imagery, Sarah M. Dunnigan; 8. Poetry and History, Greg Walker; 9. Vernacular Poetry, Colin Nicholson; Section II: Narrative; 10. Genre and Form: The Short Story, Kenneth Millard; 11. Narrative Language, Keith Hughes; 12. Narrative Structure and Technique, Randall Stevenson; 13. Constructing Character, Rajorshi Chakraborti; 14. Narrative, Society and History, Aaron Kelly; 15. Life Writing, Laura Marcus; Section IV: Drama; 16. Introducing Drama, Roger Savage; 17. Text and Performance, Olga Taxidou; 18. Tragedy, Simon Malpas; 19. Comedy, Jonathan Wild; 20. History and Politics, Dermot Cavanagh; 21. Sex, Gender and Performance, Suzanne Trill; Section V: Reading, Writing and Reflecting; 22. Reading, Anna Vaninskaya; 23. Writing as Essay, David Farrier; 24. Reflecting, Paul Crosthwaite; Works Cited; Notes on Contributors; Index