How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Read

<p><strong>Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest--a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing and literary devices that enrich these works, including symbols, themes, and contexts--teaches you how to make your everyday reading experience richer and more rewarding.</strong></p> <p>While books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings beneath the surface. <em>How to Read Literature Like a Professor</em> helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the practiced analytical eye--and the literary codes--of a college professor.</p><p>What does it mean when a protagonist is traveling along a dusty road? When he hands a drink to his companion? When he's drenched in a sudden rain shower? Thomas C. Foster provides answers to these questions as he explores every aspect of fiction, from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form. Offering a broad overview of literature--a world where a road leads to a quest, a shared meal may signify a communion, and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just a shower--he shows us how to make our reading experience more intellectually satisfying and fun.</p><p>The world, and curricula, have changed. This third edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect those changes, and features new chapters, a new preface and epilogue, as well as fre