《英美文学鉴赏导读》（A Guide to Appreciating British and American Literature）是为高校英语专业开设英美文学课程而编写的专用教材，也可为英美文学爱好者自学之用。教材共分六大部分。
第一部分是文学鉴赏总论，宏观阐述鉴赏文学作品的关键要素。第二至第五部分依次为诗歌、戏剧、小说、散文的鉴赏分论，提纲挈领地阐释各自领域鉴赏英美文学的关键要素，力求让学生从掌握方法入手，更高效地鉴赏作品。第六部分是文学术语表，方便读者随时查阅。
第二至第五部分各分论之后是英美诗歌、戏剧、小说、散文作品选读。作品赏析的编写架构为作家介绍、原著选读、难点注释、作品点评、问题与练习等五个环节。
本教材利用了移动互联的“立方书”平台，每篇作品都配以音像资料，在纸质教材内嵌入二维码。学生通过扫码便可收听、收看。以起到“音文并茂”“寓教于乐”的最佳效果。

Part 1 An Overall Guide to Appreciating Literature
1 What Is Literature?
1.1 Types of Literature
1.2 Main Qualities of Literature
2 Why Do We Read Literature?
2.1 To Acquire Knowledge and Wisdom
2.2 To Consolidate Language Competence
2.3 To Read for Pleasure
2.4 To Improve an Understanding of Life
2.5 To Cultivate a Capacity for Artistic Appreciation
3 How Do We Learn Literary Texts?
3.1 Copying
3.2 Paraphrase
3.3 Summary
3.4 Description
3.5 Analysis
4 How Should We Write About Literature?
4.1 Having Something to Say
4.2 Choosing a Topic
4.3 Considering Your Audience
4.4 Collecting Evidence
4.5 Developing the Argument
4.6 Writing the First Draft
4.7 Revising
4.8 Documentation
4.9 The "Works Cited" Page
4.10 Sample Essay 1
4.11 Sample Essay 2
5 How Do We TakeEssay Tests?
5.1 Prepare Thoroughly
5.2 Plan Your Answer Wisely
5.3 Respond Directly to the Assignment
5.4 Add Inserts When Necessary
5.5 Write Clear, Simple, and Correct Prose
5.6 Be Creative
5.7 Sample Test Essays
6 Major Critical Approaches
6.1 Formalistic Criticism
6.2 Biographical Criticism
6.3 Historical Criticism
6.4 Psychological Criticism
6.5 Sociological Criticism
6.6 Feminist Criticism
6.7 Reader-response Criticism
6.8 Cultural Studies
6.9 Practical Criticism
6.10 Deconstructionism
6.11 Ecocriticism
6.12 Ethical Literary Criticism
6.13 Selective Criticism
7 Major Literary Schools
7.1 Classicism and Neoclassicism
7.2 Romanticism
7.3 Realism
7.4 Naturalism
7.5 Modernism
7.6 Postmodernism
7.7 Introduction to the History of British and American Literature
Part 2 A Guide to Appreciating British and American Poetry
1 Introduction
1.1 The Nature of Poetry
1.2 Various Descriptions of Poetry
1.3 The Value of Reading Poetry
2 Scansion of Poetry
2.1 Rhythm
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Part 3 A Guide to Appreciating British and American Drama
Part 4 A Guide to Appreciating British and American Fiction
Part 5 A Guide to Appreciating British and American Essays
Part 6 Short Glossary of Literary Terms
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