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 …

Hanseldee and Greteldum

It’s Greek to Me

It’s More Than Just Rain or Snow

Never Stand Next to the Hero

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

Is That a Symbol?

It’s All Political

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?

Acknowledgments