{"product_id":"reading-literature-practical-approaches-to-engaging-with-literature-paperback","title":"Reading Literature: Practical Approaches to Engaging with Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert DiYanni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do we read literature? Literature enables us to develop our judgment through observation and reflection. We read literature for the many pleasures it offers. These pleasures range widely across genres, with those reading fiction and drama differing from what readers experience in their encounters with poems and essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical guide ranging across the literary genres--poetry, fiction, drama, and essay. For each of these genres, Robert DiYanni outlines five \"ways in\" to literary works. Each section closes with the technique of \"interrupted reading\". \u003cem\u003eReading Literature\u003c\/em\u003e helps readers experience the rich rewards literature provides; understand the complexities of human psychology; navigate the intricacies of social relationships; take pleasure in the ways language creates alternate worlds which echo the world in which we live. It also includes sections on literary elements and the basics of literary theory. Part V uses the familiar literary elements as the basis for sample analyses of poem, story, play, essay, and epic. The final part offers an overview of a dozen critical approaches, or theoretical perspectives, on literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelping readers read closely and critically, this is an essential guide to find \"ways in\" to reading literature to result in valuable encounters and rewarding literary experiences for general readers or those beginning literary studies courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert DiYanni\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Humanities at New York University, USA where he serves on the faculties of the School of Professional Studies and the Stern School of Business, following a decade in the College of Arts and Science. His publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Pearson Guide to Critical and Creative Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eCritical and Creative Thinking: A Brief Guide for Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), and \u003ci\u003eCritical Reading Across the Curriculum\u003c\/i\u003e (with Anton Borst; 2017). His\u003cem\u003e Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (1986) went through six editions and his \u003cem\u003eModern American Poets\u003c\/em\u003e (1988, 1993) was the companion text for the PBS television series \u003cem\u003eVoices and Visions\u003c\/em\u003e about modern American poetry. His co-authored \u003ci\u003eScribner Handbook for Writers\u003c\/i\u003e went through four editions and his book \u003ci\u003eLiterature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay\u003c\/i\u003e went through six.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48393960980701,"sku":"9781041043348","price":118.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/qwX4KxGh6N9781041043348.webp?v=1787159401","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/reading-literature-practical-approaches-to-engaging-with-literature-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}