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The Literature Student's Survival Kit: What Every Reader Needs to Know

ISBN: 978-1-4051-2285-6
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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

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