Books like A short guide to writing about literature

A short guide to writing about literature by Sylvan Barnet reads as informative, instructional. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

How to write themes and essays

John McCall · 1966

Both explore academic writing & critical thinking

77% genome match

The Craft of Research (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

Wayne C. Booth · 1995

Both explore academic writing & critical thinking

70% genome match

A Short Guide to Writing About Art

Sylvan Barnet · 1981

Both explore academic writing

66% genome match

Writing philosophy

Lewis Vaughn · 2005

Both explore academic writing & critical thinking

65% genome match

The practical stylist [by] Sheridan Baker

Sheridan Warner Baker · 1962

Both explore rhetoric

64% genome match

Literature--reading fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay

Robert DiYanni · 1986

Both explore literary analysis & critical thinking

76% genome match

A rulebook for arguments

Anthony Weston · 1987

Both explore critical thinking & rhetoric

59% genome match

The Elements of Style

William Strunk Jr. · 1918

Same nonfiction feel

83% genome match

How to read literature like a professor

Thomas C. Foster · 2002

Both explore literary analysis & critical thinking

83% genome match

Research methods for business students

Mark Saunders · 2006

Both explore academic writing & critical thinking

72% genome match

Up in the old hotel, and other stories

Joseph Mitchell · 1992

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Perrine's literature, Structure, sound and sense--Eighth edition

Thomas R. Arp · 2001

Both explore literary analysis & critical thinking

70% genome match