Textbook
The Literature Student's Survival Kit: What Every Reader Needs to KnowISBN: 978-1-4051-2285-6
Paperback
314 pages
February 2006, ©2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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- A one-stop reference book for students embarking upon a
literature degree, designed to help them stay afloat in their
studies
- Brings together the biblical, classical, historical and
academic information that literature students need
- Provides an overview of the Bible, its books, characters,
episodes and places
- Contains a guide to classical mythology
- Features timelines that situate literary figures in relation to
historical events and key social, cultural and linguistic
changes
- Presents essential information on individuals, events,
movements, and concepts that had an impact on the literature of
each period
- Includes glossaries of literary and critical terms, and a list
of key literary critics
- Offers advice on how to write essays and how to avoid common linguistic and stylistic errors