Publisher's Synopsis
This practical guide takes account of the two recent developments in literary studies: firstly, that the demands of longer coursework, portfolios and projects require new and specialised writing techniques and skills; and secondly, that literary studies have been changed by developments in literary and cultural theory and as a result new styles and ways of presenting arguments have emerged.;Key features are: can be read as a whole for ideas, general guidelines and practical suggestions, or can be consulted at any difficult state of a research or writing project; enables the user to take advantage of the norms and conventions of essay writing without being prevented from developing an individual writing style by a set of fixed "do's and dont's"; takes the reader through various stages of writing an essay or dissertation, from beginning to final submission, giving specific guidelines and detailed commentary on selected examples from student work at each stage.
