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Basic Literature
Resources
- Aristotle's
Definition of Tragedy from The Poetics (a
downloadable PDF file)
- Beowulf and Textual Studies
(an exercise showing how editorial choices affect the poetry
we read, and the difficulties of creating a modern version
of a medieval text)
- Classical Literature
(Greek, Roman, and Chinese classical literature, plus the
Bible as literature).
- Close Reading of Literature
(click here for a downloadable
pdf version of this handout)
- Common Problems
in Literature Papers (a downloadable PDF document)
- Common Problems
with Citation in Literature Papers (a downloadable PDF
document)
- Genre (TBA)
- Greek Mythology
This external link is a useful reference work. Check out
the Index link in particular, for a quick way to look up
mythological allusions
- Literary Epitaphs (a page
listing the epitaphs and memorials written for or by various
poets, playwrights, performers, and writers)
- Literary Terms: An
evergrowing alphabetical list of literary vocabulary with
definitions and examples
- Medieval Resources
- Milton's
Paradise Lost Overview (PDF file)
- Paraphrasing vs. Summarizing
(PDF file)
- Periods of
Literary History (downloadable PDF file listing briefly
each major period of literature)
- Plagiarism Statement
- Proofreading
Marks (PDF file listing the marks and abbreviations
I use while grading papers. This file may not be particularly
legible on a computer screen, but if you print it out it
should be perfectly legible).
- Poetry Resources
- Rites of Passage
in Comedy (PDF file discussing anthropological rites
of passage and their connection to comic literature)
- Renaissance
Resources
- Schemes and Tropes
(PDF file listing these rhetorical devices)
- Shakespeare
Resources (hotlist, bibliographies, study questions,
and more!)
- Some Thoughts About Tragedy
(PDF file)
- Sonnets: An Introduction
(PDF file)
- "Spring and Fall: To A
Young Child" (poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins as a close-reading
exercise)
- Study Sheet (Download this file and make copies. Fill
one out for each reading to prepare you for the examinations.)
- Suggested
Readings on Drama for English 102 Students (PDF file)
- Survival Tips in This Class
- Traditional
Literary Studies Versus Literary Theory: A Comparison:
(PDF file)
- Tragedy and Comedy:
A Comparison (PDF file)
- Useful Links (on-line dictionaries,
news, resources)
- Ways to Approach
a Literary Text (PDF file)
- What is
Enlightenment? (PDF file)
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