Techniques of Close Reading

2nd Edition

Barry Brummett
eISBN-13: 9781544305233

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Techniques of Close Reading, Second Edition helps students gain a deeper understanding of what texts may be saying, whether they are written, oral, visual, or mediated. Renowned scholar and professor Barry Brummett explains and explores the various ways to "read" messages (such as speeches, cartoons, or magazine ads), teaching students how to see deeper levels of meaning and to share those insights with others. Students learn techniques for discovering form, rhetorical tropes, argument, and ideologies within texts.

New to the Second Edition:

A new Chapter 6 includes a selection of techniques from each chapter to show students how different techniques may be used together when reading text.  A close reading of a group of ads from the insurance company, Liberty Mutual, offers students an opportunity to apply the techniques to recent texts.

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ISBNs 1544305230, 9781544305240, 9781544305226, 9781544305257, 9781544305257, 9781544305233, 9781544305257
Language English
Number of Pages 152
Edition 2nd