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He offers a concise, easy-to-understand discussion of central issues in the study of literary texts, looking at  \n• definitions of key terms such as “literature” and “text”  \n• major genres, such as fiction, poetry, drama, and film  \n• periods and classifications of literature  \n• theoretical approaches to texts  \n• the use of secondary resources  \n• guidelines for writing research essays.  \nKlarer has fully updated the highly successful first edition of An Introduction to Literary Studies to provide greater guidance for online research and to reflect recent changes to MLA guidelines for referencing and quoting sources. His invaluable text concludes with suggestions for further reading and an extensive glossary of important literary and cinematic terms.  \nMario Klarer is Associate Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Innsbruck.  \nAN INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES  \nSecond edition  \nMario Klarer  \nLONDON AND NEW YORK  \nPublished 2004 (fourth revised and expanded edition) by Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt as Einführung in die anglistisch-amerikanistische Literaturwissenschaft  \n© 2004 Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt  \nFirst published in English in 1999  \nby Routledge  \nThis edition first published 2004  \nby Routledge  \n11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE  \nSimultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge  \n29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005.“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to  \n[www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk](www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk).”© 1999, 2004 Routledge  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Klarer, Mario, 1962–  \n[Einführung in die anglistisch-amerikanistische Literaturwissenschaft. English] An introduction to literary studies/Mario Klarer—2nd ed.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \n“Published 1998 (3rd revised edition) by Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt as Einführung in die anglistisch-amerikanistische Literaturwissenschaft”—T.p. verso.  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \n1. English literature—History and criticism—Theory, etc. 2. English  \niv  \nliterature—Research—Methodology—Handbooks, manuals, etc.  \n3. American literature—Research—Methodology—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 4. American literature—History and criticism—Theory, etc.  \n5. Criticism—Authorship—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 6. Literature—Research—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. 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