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In addition, it gives valuable guidance on adult language learning and translation skills for students of foreign literature.  \nThis handy, accessible guide covers all aspects of the essay-writing process, including:  \n• preliminary reading, and choosing and researching a topic;  \n• referencing and presentation;  \n• computer use;  \n• the art and craft of writing;  \n• style, structure, vocabulary, grammar and spelling;  \n• scholarly and personal insights into the problems and pleasures of writing about literature.  \nWriting about Literature is designed to help its readers do exactly that. Written in an entertaining and informative way, and containing a wealth of practical advice and scholarly insights, this wise, witty and helpful book should be onevery literature student’s bookshelf.  \nJudith Woolf is a Senior Lecturer at the University of York, where she teaches English and Italian literature.  \nWriting about Literature  \nEssay and translation skills for university students of English and foreign literature  \nJudith Woolf  \nLONDON AND NEW YORK  \nFirst published 2005 by Routledge  \n2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN  \nSimultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge  \n270 Madison Ave, New York, NY10016 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 www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk](thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk).”  \n© 2005 Judith Woolf  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised 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 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record has been requested for this book  \nISBN 0-203-50490-9 Master e-book ISBN  \nISBN 0-203-33856-1 (Adobe eReader Format)  \nISBN 0-415-31444-5 (hbk)  \nISBN 0-415-31445-3 (pbk)  \nIn loving memory of  \nROBIN HOOD  \nContents  \nPreface viii  \n1 Introduction 1  \n2 Reading 4  \nTexts and their contexts 4  \nCritical reading 15  \nReading the critics 18  \nBackground reading 19  \n3 Research 22  \nLooking things up 22  \nDictionaries 23  \nBiblical references 24  \nClassical references 25  \nOral literature 26  \nGeneral knowledge 26  \nTrusting the author 28  \nLibraries and librarians 29  \nSearching on-line 29  \nUsing Google 30  \nSerendipity 33  \n4 Essay topics 34  \nChoosing your own topic 34  \nSet topics and exam questions 34  \nThe desert island essay 35  \nvi  \n5 Structure 36  \nNotes and drafts 36  \nArguing a case 36  \n6 Writing 39  \nStyle 39  \nWords, plain and lacy 43  \nJargon and theory-speak 44  \nSlips and solecisms 47  \nMixing your metaphors 51  \nHow to quote 53  \nHow not to give offence 54  \nTitles 57  \nNaming your author 58  \nMaking yourself clear 59  \n7 Some common bad advice 61  \n‘Tell the examiners what they want to know’ 61  \n‘Quote sparingly’ 61  \n‘Never say I’ 62  \n‘An essay should have a beginning, a middle and an end’ 62  \n8 Spelling, punctuation and grammar 64  \nSpelling 64  \nDealing with dyslexia 67  \nPunctuation and syntax 69  \nGrammar 86  \nFurther reading 93  \n9 Foreign languages and literature 95  \nLanguages without Mr Casaubon 95  \nReal-life language learning 97  \nVocabulary and grammar 105  \nvii  \nThe translator’s craft 112  \nPreparing for translation exams 115  \n1 0 Referencing 116","cbCaivugBx0s6MUa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivugBx0s6MUa","pdf",1160139,153,"English","# Preface\n# Introduction\n# Reading\n## Texts and their contexts\n## Critical reading\n## Reading the critics\n## Background reading\n# Research\n## Looking things up\n## Dictionaries\n## Biblical references\n## Classical references\n## Oral literature\n## General knowledge\n## Trusting the author\n## Libraries and librarians\n## Searching on-line\n## Using Google\n## Serendipity\n# Essay topics\n## Choosing your own topic\n## Set topics and exam questions\n## The desert island essay\n# Structure\n## Notes and drafts\n## Arguing a case\n# Writing\n## Style\n## Words, plain and lacy\n## Jargon and theory-speak\n## Slips and solecisms\n## Mixing your metaphors\n## How to quote\n## How not to give offence\n## Titles\n## Naming your author\n## Making yourself clear\n# Some common bad advice\n## Tell the examiners what they want to know\n## Quote sparingly\n## Never say I\n## An essay should have a beginning, a middle and an end\n# Spelling, punctuation and grammar\n## Spelling\n## Dealing with dyslexia\n## Punctuation and syntax\n## Grammar\n## Further reading\n# Foreign languages and literature\n## Languages without Mr Casaubon\n## Real-life language learning\n## Vocabulary and grammar\n## The translator’s craft\n## Preparing for translation exams\n# Referencing\n## Due acknowledgement\n## Footnotes and bibliographies\n# Presentation\n## Studying your academic reader\n## All about layout\n## Proof-reading\n## Safety in cyberspace\n## Holding it all together\n## Handwriting in closed exams\n# Will-power\n## Notes\n## Bibliography\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"What does the book focus on for students writing about literature?\",\"answer\":\"It concentrates on the full essay-writing process, from preliminary reading and choosing a research topic to writing craft, style, structure, vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and scholarly presentation.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book help with research and finding reliable sources?\",\"answer\":\"It guides readers in searching and looking things up, using dictionaries and references, working with libraries, and handling online searching and tools such as Google and broader discovery strategies.\"},{\"question\":\"What support does it provide for foreign language and translation study?\",\"answer\":\"It includes sections on foreign languages and literature, vocabulary and grammar, the translator’s craft, and preparation for translation exams, linking language learning with practical translation work.\"}]","Writing about Literature - Essay and translation skills for university students of English and foreign literature | PDF",1790461357,236]