{"product_id":"how-to-read-literature-like-thomas-c-foster-9781627654531","title":"How to Read Literature Like a Professor","description":"\u003cp\u003eA thoroughly revised and updated edition of Thomas C. Foster's classic guide--a lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes, and contexts--that shows you how to make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings interwoven in these texts. How to Read Literature Like a Professor helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the eyes--and the literary codes--of the ultimate professional reader: the college professor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean when a literary hero travels along a dusty road? When he hands a drink to his companion? When he's drenched in a sudden rain shower? Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, Thomas C. Foster provides us with 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--and shows us how to make our reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised edition includes new chapters, a new preface, and a new epilogue, and incorporates updated teaching points that Foster has developed over the past decade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas C. Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1627654534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781627654531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turtleback Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.10d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas C. Foster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995116372223,"sku":"9781627654531","price":35.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0cf05ab1-8964-4520-84a2-6f0e9d041669.jpg?v=1683333952","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-read-literature-like-thomas-c-foster-9781627654531","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}