Thomas C. Foster studied English at Dartmouth College and then Michigan State University. He has been a professor of literature and writing since 1975, the last twenty-one years at the University of Michigan–Flint. In that time, he's learned more about literature from his students than in all the classes he's taken over the years. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling How to Read Novels Like a Professor and How to Read Literature Like a Professor.
What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface -- a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character -- and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you.
In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover 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 rain. Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, How to Read Literature Like a Professor is the perfect companion for making your reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun.
發表於2025-03-21
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開始覺得廢話有點多,中斷閱讀思路。後來這種現象有所減弱。另外我一直想知道作傢們是怎樣寫作的(如果自己寫,即使有idea,但沒有任何基礎技巧等,總覺得缺少底氣),此書終於讓我有所瞭解。 書中條條框框、思維定勢太多(例如:“沒淹死,就是受洗成功”,拜托,肯定有其他可...
評分開始覺得廢話有點多,中斷閱讀思路。後來這種現象有所減弱。另外我一直想知道作傢們是怎樣寫作的(如果自己寫,即使有idea,但沒有任何基礎技巧等,總覺得缺少底氣),此書終於讓我有所瞭解。 書中條條框框、思維定勢太多(例如:“沒淹死,就是受洗成功”,拜托,肯定有其他可...
評分在閱讀文學作品的過程中,我常常隨手摘下看起來內有乾坤的關鍵詞,“蘋果”無疑是個齣現頻率極高的詞。我指的不是大傢習以為常的用法,像是聖經故事裏伊甸園的蘋果樹、希臘神話中掀起特洛伊戰爭的金蘋果、或者巴塞爾姆對《白雪公主》的戲仿。而是不那麼明顯的象徵:羅恩·拉什...
評分我們叫做玫瑰的這一種花,要是換瞭個名字,它的香味還是同樣的芬芳。 ——莎士比亞《羅密歐與硃麗葉》第二幕第二場 而托馬斯·福斯特說 隻有一個故事。我認為那唯一的故事,那個單一神話講的是我們自己…… 而在《玫瑰的名字》裏,艾柯寫道: 我仿佛覺得,現在...
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評分喵嗚,睡前一天一章的節奏。
評分不是一本正經的文學分析/評論。幽默、生動但又真材實料。非常有啓發,個人尤其喜歡Ironies那章
評分There is only one story, the human story!
評分不是一本正經的文學分析/評論。幽默、生動但又真材實料。非常有啓發,個人尤其喜歡Ironies那章
How to Read Literature Like a Professor 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載