Whitla, William,  1934- <br/><br/>
The English handbook :  a guide to literary studies / 
William Whitla. 
 - Chichester, U.K. ;  Malden, MA :  Wiley-Blackwell,  2010. 
 - xiii, 343 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. What is English and what is literature? -- Pt. II. Foundational skills -- 2. Reading English : from opening a book to critical analysis -- 3. Library research and scholarly method -- 4. Writing in English studies -- Pt. III. The major genres -- 5. Drama -- 6. Prose fiction -- 7. Poetry -- Pt. IV. Theory -- 8. Language and literary studies -- 9. Recent critical practice -- 10. The politics of reading : gender, class, and ethnicity. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405183765 (hc : alk. paper) 9781405183758 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405183764 (hc : alk. paper) 1405183756 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009008860 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS25  / .W485 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>820.71/1