How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines Free Audiobook Download by Thomas C. Foster


Reading Literature like a Professor is the perfect book for anyone that wants to understand the deeper meanings of these timeless tales. Thomas C. Foster takes us on a journey through 20th century literature and offers insights into more than 150 classics from 100 different authors, as well as shorter literary works such as fairy tales, legends, poems, and essays.

As a professor of English and American Literature, Professor Foster has taught students how to read literature. In this book, he offers a lively and entertaining guide to reading between the lines of literature by presenting his own thought-provoking theories. Throughout the book he describes how readers can identify when something is being said metaphorically or if it's saying something that seems like it could be true. He also shares some pointers on how to avoid being tricked into thinking you're reading an allegory when what's really happening is an author writing about real life.

Like many of Thomas C. Foster's books, this guide to reading literature by the author and professor is full of anecdotes, dialogue, and easy-to-implement advice. This book provides a humorous yet serious approach to analyzing texts that students can make their own.

This audiobook is an entertaining and lively guide that will help you read literature like a professor. It has witty, clever, insightful insight into the world of reading between the lines.

This is a book about dramatic interpretation. It's about reading a text and understanding the meaning that lies between the lines.

There are many different approaches to reading literature. If you're at a loss for how to get your bearings and dive into the text, this book is a great starting point. It's an entertaining guide to reading between the lines that can help make your readings more rewarding and illuminating as well as better-informed.

Published Date 2012-12-11
Duration 9 hours 36 minutes
Author Thomas C. Foster
Narrated David De Vries
Reviews
(48 Reviews)
Abridged No
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Fiction & Literature
Parent Category Literary Criticism

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