2nd Edition

The Handbook to Literary Research

Edited By Delia da Sousa Correa, W. R. Owens Copyright 2010
272 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

The Handbook to Literary Research is a practical guide for students embarking on postgraduate work in Literary Studies. It introduces and explains research techniques, methodologies and approaches to information resources, paying careful attention to the differences between countries and institutions, and providing a range of key examples. This fully updated second edition is divided... Read more

1. Introduction to the Handbook - Delia da Sousa Correa and W. R. Owens  Part 1: Tools of the trade  2. Tools and techniques for literary research: using online and printed sources - Shafquat Towheed  Part 2: Textual scholarship and book history  3. Bibliography - Simon Eliot  4. History of the book - Simon Eliot  5. Editing literary texts - W. R. Owens  Part 3: Issues and approaches in literary research  6. Institutional histories of literary disciplines - Suman Gupta  7. The place of theory in literary disciplines - Suman Gupta  8. Literary research and interdisciplinarity - David Johnson  9. Literary research and other media - Delia da Sousa Correa, with contributions by Sara Haslam and Derek Neale  10. Literary research and translation - Susan Bassnett  Part 4: Planning and completing a research project  11. Planning, writing and presenting a dissertation or thesis - W. R. Owens  Part 5: Reference  12. Glossary - W. R. Owens  13. Checklist of libraries, print, online and other research resources - M. A. Katritzky  Index

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Delia da Sousa Correa, W. R. Owens