American and British Literature Selected Readings (Self-study Guidance)

Author: Zhang Boxiang
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: "Self-Tutorial for Selected Readings in British and American Literature" (hereinafter referred to as "The Tutorial") is a self-help tutorial compiled by the National Examination Committee Office, based on the "Self-Tutorial Syllabus for Selected Readings in British and American Literature" issued by the National Higher Education Self-Tutorial Examination Guidance Committee, and the designated textbook "Selected Readings in British and American Literature" (edited by Zhang Boxiang, published by FLTRP). This "Tutorial" consists of two parts: an introduction and chapter-by-chapter guidance. The introduction part focuses on introducing the basic elements of different literary forms, such as fiction, poetry, and drama, as well as the fundamental requirements for reading and understanding different literary works. The chapter-by-chapter guidance part provides detailed annotations and comments on the ideological views, artistic characteristics, main works, and analyses of the authors; offers relatively detailed annotations and explanations for the key and difficult points of the selected readings; briefly explains some important literary terms; and additionally follows the requirements of the examination.