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This concise introduction provides a general survey of various aspects of literary studies for college students who intend to specialize in English or American literature or want to acquire a basic familiarity with the entire field of literary studies in general. The book targets both the European and American college market: it is not only designed for beginners in the European system, where students have to specialize in one or two disciplines upon entering university, but it also meets the requirements for American undergraduates who have opted for a major in English or another language, and need an introduction to the more scholarly aspects of literary studies, one that goes beyond freshman “Introduction to Literature” ...

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