{"product_id":"this-thing-called-literature-reading-thinking-writing-paperback","title":"This Thing Called Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicholas Royle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is this thing called literature? Why study it? And how? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelating literature to topics such as dreams, politics, life, death, the ordinary and the uncanny, \u003ci\u003eThis Thing Called Literature \u003c\/i\u003eestablishes a sense of why and how literature is an exciting and rewarding subject to study. Andrew Bennett and Nicholas Royle expertly weave an essential love of literature into an account of what literary texts do, how they work and the sort of questions and ideas they provoke. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's three parts reflect the fundamental components of studying literature: reading, thinking and writing. The authors use helpful and wide-ranging examples and summaries, offering rich reflections on the question 'What is literature?' and on what they term 'creative reading'. The new edition has been revised throughout with extensive updates to the further reading and a new chapter on creative non-fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBennett and Royle's accessible and thought-provoking style encourages a deep engagement with literary texts. This essential guide to the study of literature is an eloquent celebration of the value and pleasure of reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Bennett\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Bristol, UK. He publishes on Romantic and twentieth-century literature and on literary theory. His books include \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Literature, Criticism, and Theory, Sixth Edition \u003c\/i\u003e(2023; with Nicholas Royle), \u003ci\u003eSuicide Century: Literature and Suicide from James Joyce to David Foster Wallace \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) and \u003ci\u003eIgnorance: Literature and Agnoiology \u003c\/i\u003e(2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicholas Royle\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Sussex, UK. He is the author of many critical books, including \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Shakespeare \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and \u003ci\u003eVeering: A Theory of Literature \u003c\/i\u003e(2011), as well as creative works such as \u003ci\u003eAn English Guide to Birdwatching\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and David\u003ci\u003e Bowie, Enid Blyton and the Sun Machine\u003c\/i\u003e (2023). \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53849858933043,"sku":"9781032285849","price":57.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/XBfBG49jT99781032285849.webp?v=1786587450","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/this-thing-called-literature-reading-thinking-writing-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}