Literature, like any art form, engages the reader in a complex set of emotional, symbolic, moral, intellectual and social considerations. It uses the normal means of communication–language, images, symbols, codes, stories–but uses them with more complexity and subtlety than is normal in everyday communications. This book is mainly aimed at the students of literature who desire to study literature not only as a part of their curricula but wish to take up literary studies as apart of their growth and development. It gives them an insight into the meaning of literature, relevance of classics, interrelations between humanism and literature and aspects of literary theories. It also guides the student through some very basic and practical questions as how to read, how and where to begin, counsels about authors and styles and how to adopt a system in reading the literary creations. It is divided into two parts: the first being about explanatory lessons about literary studies where the student develops an understanding for different literary genres, writers, their styles and literary theories and the second where over 800 literary explanations are listed. This rich section of the book is very helpful in making the students understand literary terminologies, which they come across while reading the articles of criticism. Thus the volume is a guiding counselor to the serious literary initiator and a collateral reference to the general literary reader within and beyond the classroom.
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