Lectures on literature

By Columbia University

Book Overview

Listen in on Columbia's classroom. A century of reading, argument, and delight. Lectures on Literature gathers American academic lectures into a focused literature lecture series, offering literary criticism lectures that feel alive on the page. As an academic essays collection, it moves from big-picture questions to the fine grain of language, pairing classic literature analysis with practical close reading techniques. The tone is rigorous but readable: ideal for anyone who loves the classics and wants sharper ways to talk about them, whether you are revisiting a college literature course or exploring great writing for the first time. It also serves as a steady teachers literary reference, rich in prompts and perspectives. More than a set of talks, this volume captures a university humanities tradition at work: how trained readers framed the history of literary movements, weighed style and form, and mapped connections between texts, ideas, and culture. Its lasting value lies in that method, a window onto literary theory classics as they were taught and debated, and a reminder that interpretation is both craft and conversation. For casual readers it offers clear entry points and renewed attention to the page; for collectors it is a period document of serious reading, and a flexible great books discussion guide for study groups and shelves alike. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353707846
• ISBN13: 9789353707842
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"