Studying Literature in Englishprovides the ideal point of entry for students of English Literature. This book is an accessible guide for Literature students around the world. This book:Grounds literature and the study of literature throughout by referencing a selection of well-known novels, plays and poemsExamines the central questions that readers ask when confronting literary texts, and shows how these make literary theory meaningful and necessaryLinks British, American and postcolonial literature into a coherent wholeDiscusses film as literature and provides the basic conceptual tools in order to study film within a literature-course frameworkPlaces particular emphasis on interdisciplinarity by examining the connections between the study of literature and other disciplinesProvides an annotated list of further readingFrom principal literary genres, periods and theory, to strategies for reading, research and essay-writing, Dominic Rainsford provides an engaging introduction to the most important aspects of studying literature in English. This book is invaluable reading for anyone studying literature in English.