CHRIS HOPKINS is Professor of English Studies and Head of the Humanities Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam, UK. He was a member of the English Subject Centre Advisory Board from 2003-6 and has published widely on British Fiction of the 1930s, Welsh writing in English and teaching University English.

'Thinking About Texts remains a market leader in terms of clarity, depth of engagement and ease of use.' - John Sears, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK 'The first edition of Thinking About Texts was a useful and practical volume that introduced students to key issues in literature and language studies. The revisions in the new edition make it an even more valuable teaching tool.' - Rocio Davis, University of Navarra, Spain 'Hopkins's text remains an excellent introduction to English.' - Christine Alexander, University of New South Wales, Australia

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Study of LiteratureTexts, Authors, Critics, Creative WritingGenreHistoryIdentitiesConclusion: What Next? Texts, Thinking, TheoriesNotesIndex.

CHRIS HOPKINS is Professor of English Studies and Head of the Humanities Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam, UK. He was a member of the English Subject Centre Advisory Board from 2003-6 and has published widely on British Fiction of the 1930s, Welsh writing in English and teaching University English.

'Thinking About Texts remains a market leader in terms of clarity, depth of engagement and ease of use.' - John Sears, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK 'The first edition of Thinking About Texts was a useful and practical volume that introduced students to key issues in literature and language studies. The revisions in the new edition make it an even more valuable teaching tool.' - Rocio Davis, University of Navarra, Spain 'Hopkins's text remains an excellent introduction to English.' - Christine Alexander, University of New South Wales, Australia

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Study of LiteratureTexts, Authors, Critics, Creative WritingGenreHistoryIdentitiesConclusion: What Next? Texts, Thinking, TheoriesNotesIndex.

CHRIS HOPKINS is Professor of English Studies and Head of the Humanities Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam, UK. He was a member of the English Subject Centre Advisory Board from 2003-6 and has published widely on British Fiction of the 1930s, Welsh writing in English and teaching University English.

'Thinking About Texts remains a market leader in terms of clarity, depth of engagement and ease of use.' - John Sears, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK 'The first edition of Thinking About Texts was a useful and practical volume that introduced students to key issues in literature and language studies. The revisions in the new edition make it an even more valuable teaching tool.' - Rocio Davis, University of Navarra, Spain 'Hopkins's text remains an excellent introduction to English.' - Christine Alexander, University of New South Wales, Australia

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Study of LiteratureTexts, Authors, Critics, Creative WritingGenreHistoryIdentitiesConclusion: What Next? Texts, Thinking, TheoriesNotesIndex.