Description
Book SynopsisThis 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 ContentsHow 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".
