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Description:This textbook provides beginning undergraduate students with a basic introduction to British and American literature by weaving it into a context of contemporary historical events. The authors have created learning material that includes a carefully chosen selection of literary texts, followed by thought-provoking 'in-text" questions designed to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between literature and history.Texts and Events attempts to be open-ended in its version of the past, encouraging readers to seek knowledge outside the text by analysing other narratives, both fictional and historical, to which they are referred at the end of each chapter. These 'Suggestions for Further Study" expand upon and present alternatives to the narratives offered here. In this way, students are challenged to begin to question the exclusive nature of literary canons, to fill in the gaps of historical narratives, and to realise that neither can ever be complete.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Texts and Events : Cultural Narratives of Britain and the United States. To get started finding Texts and Events : Cultural Narratives of Britain and the United States, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 474

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Studentlitteratur AB

Release: 2012

ISBN: 9144070640

Description: This textbook provides beginning undergraduate students with a basic introduction to British and American literature by weaving it into a context of contemporary historical events. The authors have created learning material that includes a carefully chosen selection of literary texts, followed by thought-provoking 'in-text" questions designed to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between literature and history.Texts and Events attempts to be open-ended in its version of the past, encouraging readers to seek knowledge outside the text by analysing other narratives, both fictional and historical, to which they are referred at the end of each chapter. These 'Suggestions for Further Study" expand upon and present alternatives to the narratives offered here. In this way, students are challenged to begin to question the exclusive nature of literary canons, to fill in the gaps of historical narratives, and to realise that neither can ever be complete.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Texts and Events : Cultural Narratives of Britain and the United States. To get started finding Texts and Events : Cultural Narratives of Britain and the United States, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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