Doing English: a guide for literature students

Introduction

Part I. How we read. Where did English come from?

Doing English today

English and 'the right answer'

Critical attitudes

Part II. What we read. Literature, value and the canon

Doing Shakespeare

Part III. Reading, writing and meaning. The author is dead?

Metaphors and figures of speech

Narrative and closure

Creative writing and critical writing

Part IV. English studies ... ? English, national identity and cultural heritage

English, literature and politics

Interdisciplinary English

Conclusion

the importance of English.