The art of literary research /
Altick, Richard D. 1915-2008.,
The art of literary research / [print] Richard D. Altick and John J. Fenstermaker. - forth edition. - New York : Norton, (c)1993. - xii, 353 pages ; 22 cm
1. Vocation -- 2. The Spirit of Scholarship. 1. Error: Its Prevalence, Progress, and Persistence. 2. Examining the Evidence. 3. Two Applications of the Critical Spirit: Fixing Dates and Testing Authenticity -- 3. Some Scholarly Occupations. 1. Textual Study. 2. Problems of Authorship. 3. The Search for Origins. 4. Tracing Reputation and Influence. 5. Cultivating a Sense of the Past -- 4. Finding Materials -- 5. Libraries -- 6. Making Notes -- 7. The Philosophy of Composition -- 8. The Scholar's Life.
Presents a guide to the purposes, methods, and pleasures of research in English and American literature. Traces recent developments in the field, including the use of the computer to gather and store information and the ongoing revision of the literary canon under the impact of women's studies, African-American studies, and other movements.
9780393962406
91036247
GB9251035 bnb
039-39624 uk
English literature--Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
American literature--Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Literature--Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Literature Research
PR56 PR56.F341.A786 1993
91036247
The art of literary research / [print] Richard D. Altick and John J. Fenstermaker. - forth edition. - New York : Norton, (c)1993. - xii, 353 pages ; 22 cm
1. Vocation -- 2. The Spirit of Scholarship. 1. Error: Its Prevalence, Progress, and Persistence. 2. Examining the Evidence. 3. Two Applications of the Critical Spirit: Fixing Dates and Testing Authenticity -- 3. Some Scholarly Occupations. 1. Textual Study. 2. Problems of Authorship. 3. The Search for Origins. 4. Tracing Reputation and Influence. 5. Cultivating a Sense of the Past -- 4. Finding Materials -- 5. Libraries -- 6. Making Notes -- 7. The Philosophy of Composition -- 8. The Scholar's Life.
Presents a guide to the purposes, methods, and pleasures of research in English and American literature. Traces recent developments in the field, including the use of the computer to gather and store information and the ongoing revision of the literary canon under the impact of women's studies, African-American studies, and other movements.
9780393962406
91036247
GB9251035 bnb
039-39624 uk
English literature--Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
American literature--Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Literature--Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Literature Research
PR56 PR56.F341.A786 1993
91036247