Writing about Literature

Bought this for my wife who teaches English Language and Literature. She seems happy with it and has made good comments about the various sections of the book that she has used. It provides reasonably easy to understand methods to literary writing. It has become a handy reference for her along with all the other stuff she uses regularly. Her rating is a 4 out of 5 stars.

A great book for those who have to write essays on literature. Covers many different types of essays and provides a very understandable help.

A wonderfully helpful, classy book. I just wish this book had been the first choice for students at the college where I teach an introduction to literature course. I use Writing About Literature to supplement the classroom textbook. Writing About Literature makes difficult concepts about chacterization, theme, symbol, irony, and so on easier for students to understand. The narrative voice is friendly, never stiff or preachy. Super job, Mr. Roberts. This book goes with me to every introductory literature course I teach.

WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE offers clear strategies for writing a variety of literary analysis essays. Many examples and step-by-step procedures to write a variety of essays such as: characterization, setting, metaphor and allegory, point of view, theme, imagery, and tone. An appendix at the back of the book provides samples of literature for students to use as resources for analysis including classic short stories, poems, and two plays. This 9th edition also includes a chapter explaining 10 critical approaches to literature.