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A short guide to writing about literature
by Sylvan Barnet
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Little, Brown (1985)
ISBN: 0316082252
EAN: 9780316082259
Paperback: 306 pages
Edition: 5th
SKU: 0710050004
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Like new condition. Case lid is broken. May have a sticker on the artwork or disk with the previous owners name or initials but does not affect use.
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Useful for Non-Majors
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-01-23
7 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
I teach literature to undergraduate students majoring in interdisciplinary arts and sciences, business, computer science, and nursing. Since I can't count on them having had training in writing about literature, I often assign specific sections of this text, or make it recommended reading for students with less confidence in writing about literature.
My students almost universally praise this text, and I think *their* opinions, rather than those of us teachers, are the ones that really count. They find the specific, nuts-and-bolts suggestions useful, and the explanations clear and helpful.
I recommend this text to any student (high school or college) who wants a concise guide to writing about literature, and any teacher or professor whose students usually lack a solid background in literary study.
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A Necessary Evil
Rating  (3)
Date: 2000-06-11
10 out of 30 customers found this reveiw helpful
Written for the Intro to Lit university course market, this type of guide is a necessary evil. Barnet works: students can usually find what they need in the index or contents (How to write a good sentence, what makes a good paragraph, etc.). If you have to have one, you could do worse than to choose Barnett
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