How to Write Essays and Dissertations by Alan Durant

How to Write Essays and Dissertations by Alan Durant

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Summary

This guide to writing essays and dissertations for English literature students offers step-by-step instruction on each stage of writing, from organising initial ideas through to submitting a completed piece of work. It also explains the general principles that underlie essay topics and exam questions.

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How to Write Essays and Dissertations by Alan Durant

The first book that literature students should read, this guide reveals the distinct set of skills, conventions and methods of essay and dissertation writing. Taking students through the various stages of writing, from planning to final submission, it offers specific guidelines and a lively, detailed commentary on actual examples of student work at each stage.

Nigel Fabb is Professor of Literary Linguistics, an editor of Journal of Linguistics, and Head of the Department of English Studies at University of Strathclyde. Alan Durant is Professor of English Studies at Middlesex University London; formerly head of the School of English, Cultural and Communication Studies at Middlesex and  Head of English at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

This is their third book for literature students and between them they have written ten books on literature and linguistics.  Their most recent successful textbook is Ways of Reading (Routledge, 3rd edition). 

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ISBN 13 9780582784550
ISBN 10 0582784557
Title How to Write Essays and Dissertations
Author Alan Durant
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2005-06-23
Number of pages 184
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