Understanding Close Reading 📚🔍

This lecture covers the essentials of close reading, emphasizing its importance in literary analysis. It explores foundational principles like text intentionality, reader interpretation, and textual evidence. Participants will learn the step-by-step process of close reading, including active text engagement and in-depth analysis. Key analytical elements like titles, context, and narrative perspective will be addressed, along with advanced techniques such as syntax focus and motif tracking....