How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Study Questions) 100% Pass

How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Study Questions) 100% Pass *Introduction* *Introduction* 1. What is a "Faustian bargain"? Where did that phrase originate? The hero is offered something he wants in exchange for his soul (deal with the devil); Dr Faustist 2. What does Foster mean by the phrase "language of reading"? grammar 3. How does a literature professor read differently from a lay reader? Memory, symbols, patterns 4. What are the three "items that... separate the professorial reader from the rest of the crowd"? Memory, symbols, patterns *Chapter 1: Every Trip is a Quest (Except When It's Not)* *Chapter 1: Every Trip is a Quest (Except When It's Not)* 1. What five things does a quest consist of? Quester, place to go, started reason, trials, real reason 2. What is the real reason for a quest (always)? Self knowledge 3. What is Foster's overall point about journeys or trips in literature? Everything is a quest *Chapter 2: Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion* *Chapter 2: Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion* 1. What does "communion" mean? Whenever people eat or drink together 2. For what reason does Foster suggest that authors often include meal scenes? Act of sharing and peace 3. What does a failed meal suggest in literature? Bad sign *Chapter 3: Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires* *Chapter 3: Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires* 1. What is literal vampirism? nasty old man (steals innocence) 2. What is symbolic vampirism? sucks life out of a person 3. What are the "essentials of the vampire story" and what do they represent? "Older" figure, young female/innocent, continuance of life force *Chapter 4: Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before?* *Chapter 4: Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before?* 1. What does Foster mean when he says that "there's no such thing as a wholly original work of literature"? Everything is inspired 2. What does Foster mean by the term intertextuality? Borrowing from other works of literature 3. What is the benefit, or value, of picking up on the parallels between works of literature? Structure & meaning *