50 Literature Ideas you Really Need to Know is the essential guide to all the important forms, concepts, themes and movements in literature. It provides a clear, opinionated and thorough overview of theories about the nature of language and meaning, and outlines the thinking behind key literary concepts such as postmodernism, semiology, postcolonialism and structuralism. Best-selling author and critic John Sutherland offers a fresh and challenging overview of literary ideas and theories, from the apparently familiar to the decidedly unfamiliar. Packed with insights and examples from both classic and popular works, it is a book that will delight anyone who has ever been mystified by literary jargon and wants to gain a deeper, more thorough enjoyment of reading and writing.

Inside Out/ Outside In is an anthology appropriate for native and non-native learners of English. Each piece is accompanied by the support that both native and non-native speakers need, including background information on the historical and cultural context of each selection, basic comprehension questions and activities that promote literary analysis and analytical writing. Features: • Diverse perspectives on the American experience • Variety of male and female authors and protagonists • Variety of moods, styles and subjects • Skill development through reading and analysis, critical thinking and analytical writing • Activities designed to appeal to varied learning styles • Valuable appendixes: a glossary of literary terms, a writing guide for students and a creative writing unit

About poetry is a vibrant and engaging book that gives middle secondary students the skills necessary to enjoy poetry study and appreciation. Research, reading and writing activities help students to explore aspects of poetic technique and to experiment with different styles. About poetry is divided into six parts images, patterns of sound, pattern on the page, voice in poetry, shades of meaning and form and style- to enhance students understanding. Special features of about poetry include: • A wide range of poets from the traditional William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Burns to the more contemporary Oodgeroo Noonuccal, jooanne burns and Sylvia Plath • Annotated poems to illustrate various approaches to the analysis of poems • Summaries at the end of each section to help revision • A glossary of poetic terms • Highlighted terms which are examined in detail in the text • An appendix listing tips for drafting a poem