Literature Explained: The Essential Guidebook to Literary Studies

Introduction: What Is Literature? 

Part One: Literary Methods
 Chapter 1: Annotations and Marginalia 
Chapter 2: Analysis and Summary 
Chapter 3: Dictionaries and Diction  
Chapter 4: Biography and History 
Chapter 5: Literary Criticism 
Chapter 6: Theory  

Part Two: Literary Elements  
Chapter 7: Genre 
Chapter 8: Tone and Mood 
Chapter 9: Character  
Chapter 10: Action, Plot, Pace  
Chapter 11: Setting, Time, and Place  
Chapter 12: Voice and Representation 

Part Three: Readings 

Glossary of Terms