{"product_id":"the-english-handbook-a-guide-to-literary-studies-9781405183758","title":"The English Handbook: A Guide to Literary Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe English Handbook: A Guide to Literary Studies\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive textbook, providing essential practical and analytical reading and writing skills for literature students at all levels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith advice and information on fundamental methods of literary analysis and research, Whitla equips students with the knowledge and tools essential for advanced literary study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes traditional close reading strategies integrated with newer critical theory, ranging from gender and genre to post-structuralism and post-colonialism; with examples from \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e to Atwood, folk ballads to Fugard, and Christopher Marlowe to Conrad's Marlow\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a wide range of resources, from print to contemporary electronic media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupplies a companion website with chapter summaries, charts, examples, web links, and suggestions for further study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Whitla\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar in English and Humanities at York University in Toronto. He has published \u003ci\u003eThe Central Truth\u003c\/i\u003e (on Robert Browning, 1963), \u003ci\u003eEssays and Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (on Victorian literature and religion, with Victor Shea, 2000), and \u003ci\u003eFoundations: Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing\u003c\/i\u003e (also with Victor Shea, 2001 and 2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334513168658,"sku":"9781405183758","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9902b722-b99b-428a-b544-f704486407ae.jpg?v=1727890230","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-english-handbook-a-guide-to-literary-studies-9781405183758","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}