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New English Literature guide

Academic staff from English Literature at the University have published a new Edinburgh guide to the subject.

English literature textbook

Each chapter in The Edinburgh Introduction to Studying English Literature is written by an academic or teacher from English Literature.

Targeted to new students

The textbook is targeted to new students who are embarking upon university-level study of English Literature.

It explains recent developments in theory and provides guidance on critical practices and literary forms, styles and techniques.

The book is based on introductory courses offered by the University’s English Literature section, which was ranked by the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise as one of the best in the UK.

The book is published by Edinburgh University Press.

Contributing staff include Dermot Cavanagh, Alan Gillis, Michelle Keown, James Loxley and Randall Stevenson.