{"title":"Johanna Winant","description":"Dan Sinykin is the Winship Distinguished Research Professor of English at Emory University and the author of Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature. Johanna Winant is associate professor of English and humanities at Reed College and the author of Lyric Logic.","products":[{"product_id":"close-reading-for-the-twenty-first-century-hardcover","title":"Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA user's guide to the fundamental practice of literary studies, providing context, examples, and practical exercises \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClose reading--making an argument based in close attention to a text--is the foundation of literary studies. This book offers a guide to close reading, treating it as a skill that can be taught and practiced. It first explains what close reading is, what it does, and how it has been used across theoretical schools ranging from affect studies to Black studies to queer theory to Marxism. It then presents a series of master classes in the practice, with original contributions by scholars from a range of different institutions\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Finally, it provides practical materials, worksheets, and suggested activities for instructors to use in the classroom. The tone throughout is encouraging and accessible, inviting readers of all backgrounds to hone their craft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book divides the practice of close reading into five steps, coining a term for each step: scene setting, noticing, local claiming, regional argumentation, and global theorizing. It traces the roots of close reading, showing how it has spread far beyond its origins in practical criticism and New Criticism. In twenty-one short chapters, contemporary scholars discuss close readings by such prominent literary critics as Erich Auerbach and Helen Vendler, describing how their arguments work and how to achieve similar results. An essential resource for instructors and students at the undergraduate level and beyond, this book shows how understanding close reading can make us better readers, thinkers, and writers.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376612704479,"sku":"9780691265698","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/3Mq85Y7z1X9780691265698.webp?v=1789218159"},{"product_id":"close-reading-for-the-twenty-first-century-paperback","title":"Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA user's guide to the fundamental practice of literary studies, providing context, examples, and practical exercises \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClose reading--making an argument based in close attention to a text--is the foundation of literary studies. 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