1st Edition

Introduction to Literary Analysis A Complete Methodology

By Louis Hébert Copyright 2022
254 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

254 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

254 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a complete guide to analyzing literary works, from an introduction of basic principles to the finer details. Separated into three sections, the book covers: • Principles—this looks at what literary analysis is, its three main components, and the various possible objects of analysis. • Main components—introduces nearly 30 aspects of text analysis, such as style, themes,... Read more

List of Figures

List of Contributors

INTRODUCTION

PART I: PRINCIPLES

1. Definition of analysis

2. Components of analysis

3. Objects of analysis

PART II: COMPONENTS OF ANALYSIS

4. Aspects of the literary text

5. Approaches to literary texts

6. Corpus

7. Aspects of theater

PART III: COMPONENTS OF THE ANALYTICAL TEXT

8. The general structure of analysis

9. The pedagogical essay

10. Analysis of a theoretical element

11. The plan of the analytical text

12. Argumentation

13. Opinion and taking a position

14. Hypothesis

15. Paragraph

16. Citation

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Biography

Louis Hébert is a Professor at the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Canada. He has published many books on semiotics and the methodology of literary analysis, in Quebec, France, and the UK, including An Introduction to Applied Semiotics (Routledge).