Close Reading: The Basics
Author:   David Greenham
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
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9781032817286


Pages:   214
Publication Date:   05 November 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   David Greenham
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9781032817286


ISBN 10:   1032817283
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   05 November 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction. Chapter 1: The seven pleasures of reading. Chapter 2: The semantic context. Chapter 3: The syntactic and thematic contexts. Chapter 4: Close reading case study 1: Hamlet. Chapter 5: The iterative context, part 1: character and plot. Chapter 6: The iterative context, part 2: sounds and rhythms. Chapter 7: The generic context. Chapter 8: The adversarial context. Chapter 9: Close reading case study 2: Beloved. Conclusion: adversarial appreciation and the futures of close reading. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

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David Greenham is Professor of English Literature at the University of the West of England, UK.

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