pmla-textual-evidence-and-close-reading
brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills
This guide provides methodology for constructing academic arguments based on textual evidence and close reading, adhering to high scholarly standards like PMLA. It teaches users to analyze the text's language, form, syntax, and structure rather than merely summarizing content. Key principles include precise quoting, demonstrating the inference path directly from the passage, and accounting for counter-evidence to achieve deep academic rigor.
