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- How to read literature like a professor
How to read literature like a professorThomas C. Foster2002 - Heretics
HereticsGilbert Keith Chesterton1905 - A history of reading
A history of readingAlberto Manguel1996 - A short guide to writing about literature
A short guide to writing about literatureSylvan Barnet1968 - Culture and imperialism
Culture and imperialismEdward W. Said1993 - Literary criticism
Literary criticismCharles E. Bressler1994 - Literature
LiteratureEdgar V. Roberts1986 - The Western canon
The Western canonHarold Bloom1994 - Poems
PoemsMatthew Arnold1853 - Before the Mayflower
Before the MayflowerLerone Bennett1960 - The new life (La vita nuova) of Dante Alighieri
The new life (La vita nuova) of Dante AlighieriDante Alighieri1829 - The Norton anthology of theory and criticism
The Norton anthology of theory and criticismVincent B. Leitch2001 - Literary theory
Literary theoryTerry Eagleton1983 - The Defendant
The DefendantGilbert Keith Chesterton1901 - Hamlet on the holodeck
Hamlet on the holodeckJanet Horowitz Murray1997 - How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
How to Talk About Books You Haven't ReadPierre Bayard2007 - Texts and contexts
Texts and contextsSteven Lynn1994 - The Seven Basic Plots
The Seven Basic PlotsChristopher Booker2004 - Illuminations
IlluminationsWalter Benjamin1961 - Other Inquisitions
Other InquisitionsJorge Luis Borges1952 - Writing about literature
Writing about literatureEdgar V. Roberts1995 - Three guineas
Three guineasVirginia Woolf1938 - Language and silence
Language and silenceGeorge Steiner1967 - Dastarkhwan-e-Awadh
Dastarkhwan-e-AwadhSangeeta Bhatnagar1997
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