Exactly what students need.
- Times Education Supplement Excellent [...] Thought-provoking & accessible.
- The English & Media Magazine Doing English does English proud.. . This is essential reading for students intending to study English to degree level
- & for all those preparing for the challenges of new AS/A2.
- Adrian Beard Gosforth High School UK A valuable original book. I know of no other that prepares students for higher education in this way.
- Peter Childs University of Gloucestershire UK Aimed at students of English Literature in their final year of secondary education or beginning degrees this immensely readable book is the ideal introduction to studying English Literature. Doing English presents the ideas & debates that shape how we do English today covering arguments about the value of literature the canon Shakespeare theory politics & the future of the subject. In his lucid & engaging style Robert Eaglestone: orientates you examining what it is to do English equips you for future study explaining key ideas & trends in English Studies in context enables you bridging the gap between traditional & theoretical approaches to literature. Practical & provocative the third edition of this classic guide is fully updated including new material on English assessment objectives & a new chapter on creative writing.