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PublisherPearson Education

ISBN-100321971663

ISBN-139780321971661

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Edition13

Book TitleLiterature : an Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing

Number of Pages2064 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral

Publication Year2015

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Literary Collections

AuthorDana Gioia, X. J. Kennedy

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.8 in

Item Weight55.2 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.6 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2014-044729

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal808

Table Of ContentPreface To the Instructor About the Authors Fiction Talking with Amy Tan 1. READING A STORY THE ART OF FICTION TYPES OF SHORT FICTION Sufi Legend, Death Has an Appointment in Samarra Aesop , The North Wind and the Sun Bidpai , The Tortoise and the Geese Chuang Tzu , Independence Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm , Godfather Death PLOT THE SHORT STORY John Updike , A & P WRITING EFFECTIVELY Wilhelm Grimm on Writing , On the Nature of Fairy Tales THINKING ABOUT PLOT CHECKLIST: Writing About Plot TOPICS FOR WRITING on plot TERMS FOR REVIEW 2. POINT OF VIEW IDENTIFYING POINT OF VIEW TYPES OF NARRATORS how much does a narrator know? STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS William Faulkner , A Rose for Emily Edgar Allan Poe , The Tell-Tale Heart Eudora Welty , Why I Live at the P.O. James Baldwin , Sonny''s Blues WRITING EFFECTIVELY James Baldwin on Writing, Race and the African American Writer THINKING ABOUT POINT OF VIEW CHECKLIST: Writing About Point of View topics for writing ON POINT OF VIEW TERMS FOR REVIEW 3. CHARACTER CHARACTERIZATION MOTIVATION Katherine Anne Porter, The Jilting of Granny Weatherall Joyce Carol Oates , Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Neil Gaiman , How to Talk to Girls at Parties Raymond Carver , Cathedral WRITING EFFECTIVELY Raymond Carver on Writing , Commonplace but Precise Language THINKING ABOUT CHARACTER CHECKLIST: Writing About Character TOPICS FOR REVIEW ON CHARACTER TERMS FOR REVIEW 4. SETTING ELEMENTS OF SETTING HISTORICAL FICTION REGIONALISM NATURALISM Kate Chopin , The Storm Jack London, To Build a Fire ZZ Packer , Brownies Amy Tan, A Pair of Tickets WRITING EFFECTIVELY Amy Tan on Writing , Developing a Setting THINKING ABOUT SETTING CHECKLIST: Writing About Setting TOPICS FOR WRITING ON SETTING TERMS FOR REVIEW 5. TONE AND STYLE TONE STYLE DICTION Ernest Hemingway, A Clean, Well-Lighted Place William Faulkner , Barn Burning IRONY O. Henry , The Gift of the Magi Alice Munro , How I Met My Husband WRITING EFFECTIVELY Ernest Hemingway on Writing, The Direct Style THINKING ABOUT TONE AND STYLE CHECKLIST: Writing About Tone and Style TOPICS FOR WRITING ON TONE AND STYLE TERMS FOR REVIEW 6. THEME PLOT VERSUS THEME SUMMARIZING THE THEME FINDING THE THEME Stephen Crane , The Open Boat Sandra Cisneros , The House on Mango Street Luke , The Parable of the Prodigal Son Kurt Vonnegut Jr ., Harrison Bergeron WRITING EFFECTIVELY Kurt Vonnegut Jr. on Writing, The Themes of Science Fiction THINKING ABOUT THEME CHECKLIST: Writing About Theme TOPICS FOR WRITING ON THEME TERMS FOR REVIEW 7. SYMBOL ALLEGORY SYMBOLS RECOGNIZING SYMBOLS John Steinbeck , The Chrysanthemums Tobias Wolff , Bullet in the Brain Ursula K. Le Guin , The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Shirley Jackson, The Lottery WRITING EFFECTIVELY Shirley Jackson on Writing , Biography of a Story THINKING ABOUT SYMBOLS CHECKLIST: Writing About Symbols Sample Student Paper on Symbols , An Analysis of the Symbolism in Steinbeck''s "The Chrysanthemums" TOPICS FOR WRITING ON SYMBOLS TERMS FOR REVIEW 8. READING LONG STORIES AND NOVELS ORIGINS OF THE NOVEL NOVELISTIC METHODS READING NOVELS Leo Tolstoy , The Death of Ivan Ilych Franz Kafka , The Metamorphosis WRITING EFFECTIVELY Franz Kafka on Writing , Discussing The Metamorphosis THINKING ABOUT LONG STORIES AND NOVELS CHECKLIST: Writing About Long Stories and Novels TOPICS FOR WRITING on long stories and novels TERMS FOR REVIEW 9 GENRE FICTION ROMANCE VERSUS REALISM WHAT IS GENRE? TYPES OF GENRE FICTION GENRE AND POPULAR CULTURE Ray Bradbury, A Sound of Thunder Ursula K. Le Guin , The Wife''s Story H. P. Lovecraft , The Outsider Dashiell Hammett , One Hour WRITING EFFECTIVELY Ray Bradbury on Writing , Fall in Love at the Library TOPICS FOR WRITING TERMS FOR REVIEW 10.

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Kennedy & Dana Gioia developed Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing , Thirteenth Edition with two major goals in mind: to introduce college students to the appreciation and experience of literature in its major forms and to develop the student's ability to think critically and communicate effectively through writing. The book is built on the assumption that great literature can enrich and enlarge the lives it touches. Both editors, literary writers themselves, believe that textbooks should be not only informative and accurate but also lively, accessible, and engaging. Also Available with MyLiteratureLab ®This title is also available with MyLiteratureLab - an online resource that works with our literature anthologies to provide engaging experiences to instructors and students. Students can access new content that fosters an understanding of literary elements, which provides a foundation for stimulating class discussions. This simple and powerful tool offers state-of-the-art audio and video resources along with practical tools and flexible assessment. The Literature Collection eText within MyLiteratureLab includes more than 700 selections and valuable multimedia resources-including professional performances, biographies of key authors, contextual videos, and interactive student papers-that bring literature to life., NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLiteratureLab(R) does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyLiteratureLab, search for: 0134047699 / 9780134047690 The Literature Collection Plus MyLiteratureLab - Access Card Package Package consists of: 0133931269 / 9780133931266 MyLiteratureLab without Pearson eText - Access Card 0321971663 / 9780321971661 Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing MyLiteratureLab is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor. For introductory courses in Literature. Cultivate a Love of Literature... X.J. Kennedy & Dana Gioia developed Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing , Thirteenth Edition with two major goals in mind: to introduce college students to the appreciation and experience of literature in its major forms and to develop the student's ability to think critically and communicate effectively through writing. The book is built on the assumption that great literature can enrich and enlarge the lives it touches. Both editors, literary writers themselves, believe that textbooks should be not only informative and accurate but also lively, accessible, and engaging. Also Available with MyLiteratureLab (R) This title is also available with MyLiteratureLab - an online resource that works with our literature anthologies to provide engaging experiences to instructors and students. Students can access new content that fosters an understanding of literary elements, which provides a foundation for stimulating class discussions. This simple and powerful tool offers state-of-the-art audio and video resources along with practical tools and flexible assessment. The Literature Collection eText within MyLiteratureLab includes more than 700 selections and valuable multimedia resources-including professional performances, biographies of key authors, contextual videos, and interactive student papers-that bring literature to life., NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLiteratureLab® does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyLiteratureLab, search for: 0134047699 / 9780134047690 The Literature Collection Plus MyLiteratureLab - Access Card Package Package consists of: 0133931269 / 9780133931266 MyLiteratureLab without Pearson eText - Access Card 0321971663 / 9780321971661 Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing MyLiteratureLab is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor. For introductory courses in Literature. Cultivate a Love of Literature... X.J. Kennedy & Dana Gioia developed Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing , Thirteenth Edition with two major goals in mind: to introduce college students to the appreciation and experience of literature in its major forms and to develop the student's ability to think critically and communicate effectively through writing. The book is built on the assumption that great literature can enrich and enlarge the lives it touches. Both editors, literary writers themselves, believe that textbooks should be not only informative and accurate but also lively, accessible, and engaging. Also Available with MyLiteratureLab ® This title is also available with MyLiteratureLab - an online resource that works with our literature anthologies to provide engaging experiences to instructors and students. Students can access new content that fosters an understanding of literary elements, which provides a foundation for stimulating class discussions. This simple and powerful tool offers state-of-the-art audio and video resources along with practical tools and flexible assessment. The Literature Collection eText within MyLiteratureLab includes more than 700 selections and valuable multimedia resources-including professional performances, biographies of key authors, contextual videos, and interactive student papers-that bring literature to life.

LC Classification NumberPN6014.L58 2014