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This guide offers an introduction to the basic skills andintellectual tools required for making a study of fiction. It presents anexplanation of the most common features of prose, using practical examplesdrawn from six short stories which are included as part of the study programme. -- .

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How to use the guide; the basic elements of fiction - Arthur Conan Doyle, "A Scandal in Bohemia"; points of view, symbols and theme - Katherine Mansfield, "The Voyage"; language and appreciation - Thomas Hardy, "The Withered Arm"; close reading and irony - Joseph Conrad, "An Outpost of Progress"; close reading and social class - D.H.Lawrence, "Fanny and Annie"; narrators and interpretation - Charles Dickens, "The Signalman".

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/21/1991 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719033971, 978-0719033971
      ISBN10: 0719033977

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This guide offers an introduction to the basic skills andintellectual tools required for making a study of fiction. It presents anexplanation of the most common features of prose, using practical examplesdrawn from six short stories which are included as part of the study programme. -- .

      Table of Contents
      How to use the guide; the basic elements of fiction - Arthur Conan Doyle, "A Scandal in Bohemia"; points of view, symbols and theme - Katherine Mansfield, "The Voyage"; language and appreciation - Thomas Hardy, "The Withered Arm"; close reading and irony - Joseph Conrad, "An Outpost of Progress"; close reading and social class - D.H.Lawrence, "Fanny and Annie"; narrators and interpretation - Charles Dickens, "The Signalman".

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