Texts that can help me appreciate and analyse litreature
I'm looking for examples like How to Read Literature Like a Professor or An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory by Andrew Bennett
>>7553183
>How to Read Literature Like a Professor or An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory by Andrew Bennett
Why aren't those sufficient?
>>7553186
I haven't read either, I'm just looking for the best example akin to those
Bloom's got a whole series on the analysis of pivotal works by hand picked essays from both himself and other important writers.
His shakespeare is also worth a look i've also farted
>>7553183
https://warosu.org/lit/thread/S7421085
>>7553213
Thanks man
>>7553183
>How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Does this shit actually help? What does it teach you? I haven't studied lit since GCSE level so I feel like I might be missing out on some techniques and stuff.
>>7553270
Yeah, thanks, should've read the thread before posting. I'm going to order the Pound and Prose ones when I finish my current stack.
>>7553213
Anyone happen to have read How Fiction Works by James Wood? I generally like him as a reviewer.
>>7553183
>Surgical Urology
Sounds like a fun read.
Have any of you read How to Read and Why by Bloom
>>7553259
It's a great book to read to pretend you're well read because it covers a great deal of the western canon.
>>7553183
>OP's pic
>Dan Brown
>>7553420
it's included in the beginning of his poetry anthology, i read parts of it
