Dr William Hutchings: 2 books
Living Fiction
Reading the British Novel from Daniel Defoe to Julian Barnes
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Analysing a wide range of extracts from key works of British fiction from the Eighteenth to the Twenty-First Century, William Hutchings lucidly demonstrates how close reading can enhance appreciation of detail and illuminate whole novels.
Living Poetry
Reading Poems from Shakespeare to Don Paterson
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2012
Living Poetry demonstrates that poems are vital expressions of how we live, feel and think. Lucidly written and jargon free, it introduces a range of poems from the Elizabethan age to the present day, presenting practical models of close reading and a stimulating rationale for the power of poetry to move and excite us.