Ways of Reading: Advanced Reading Skills for Students of English Literature

Ways of Reading is a best-selling textbook for undergraduate students of English Language and English Literature, providing readers with the tools to analyse and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts.

Six sections, comprising twenty five self-contained units, cover:

• techniques of analysis and problem-solving
• language variation
• attributing meaning
• poetic uses of language
• narrative
• drama and performance texts

The book combines the lin...