How to Read Literature Like a Professor - Thomas C. Foster 2003

How to Read Literature Like a Professor - Thomas C. Foster 2003

Preface

Introduction

How’d He Do That?

Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not)

Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion

Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires

Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before?

When in Doubt, It’s from Shakespeare …

…Or the Bible

Hanseldee and Greteldum

It’s Greek to Me

It’s More Than Just Rain or Snow

Never Stand Next to the Hero

Does He Mean That?

…More Than It’s Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence

Is That a Symbol?

It’s All Political

Yes, She’s a Christ Figure, Too

Flights of Fancy

It’s All About Sex …

…Except Sex

If She Comes Up, It’s Baptism

Geography Matters …

…So Does Season

One Story

Marked for Greatness

He’s Blind for a Reason, You Know

It’s Never Just Heart Disease …And Rarely Just Illness

Don’t Read with Your Eyes

It’s My Symbol and I’ll Cry If I Want To

Is He Serious? And Other Ironies

A Test Case

Who’s in Charge Here?

Envoi

Appendix

Acknowledgments