A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal?
Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on
in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface -- a symbol,
maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character -- and
there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text
keeps escaping you.

In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster shows
how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover
a world where a road leads to a quest; a shared meal may signify a communion;
and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just rain. Ranging from
major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, How to Read
Literature Like a Professor is the perfect companion for making your reading
experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun.
About the Author
Tom Foster is Professor of English at the University of Michigan, Flint,
where he teaches classes in contemporary fiction, drama and poetry as well
as creative writing and composition. He has written several books on
twentieth-century British and Irish literature and poetry and lives in East
Lansing, Michigan.

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