TY - SOUND AU - Drout,Michael D.C. TI - A way with words II: approaches to literature SN - 9781428173941 (set) : U1 - 808.5 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Prince Frederick, Md. PB - Recorded Books KW - Literature KW - Philosophy KW - Books and reading KW - Explication N1 - Compact discs; Course guide includes bibliographical references; Lecture 1. Understanding literature: some big questions -- Lecture 2. Language -- Lecture 3. The text -- Lecture 4. The author -- Lecture 5. The audience -- Lecture 6. Genres -- Lecture 7. Formalism and forms: primarily poetry -- Lecture 8. Form, pattern, and symbol: prose -- Lecture 9. Literature and the mind -- Lecture 10. What is postmodernism and why are people saying such horrible things about it? -- Lecture 11. Identity politics -- Lecture 12. Culture and cultural production -- Lecture 13. The literary canon -- Lecture 14. What do we talk about when we talk about literature?; Professor Michael D.C. Drout, lecturer; Audio; Recorded Books N2 - Is literature a kind of lie? Can fiction ever be "realistic"? Why do we read? What should we read? Professor Drout provides insight into these and other provocative questions, including those related to the role of the text, author, and audience in the reading process ER -