TY - BOOK AU - Whitla,William TI - The English handbook: a guide to literary studies SN - 9781405183765 (hc : alk. paper) AV - PS25 .W485 2010 U1 - 820.71/1 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Chichester, U.K., Malden, MA PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - English literature KW - History and criticism KW - Theory, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -