Writing About Literature: Essay and Translation Skills for University Students of English and Foreign Literature

Written specifically for literature students, this book covers every stage of the essay-writing process, including choosing a topic; preliminary research; using reference books and online resources; critical thinking; sensible note-taking; arguing a case; making an essay plan; using spell check; presentation; dealing with dyslexia and writer's block; translation. While the book deals with the technicalities of style, structure, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling, the major emphasis is on the art and craft of writing.

Judith Woolf is a Senior Lecturer at the University of York, where she teaches English and Italian literature