Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (8th Edition) - Hardcover

Kennedy, X. J.; Gioia, Dana

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0321087682 ISBN 13: 9780321087683

Publisher: Longman, 2001

Synopsis

The most popular introduction of its kind, Literature 8/e, reflects a balance of classic works along with contemporary and non-Western authors. Writer's Perspectives sections give commentary on the craft of writing and revising from authors which provide insight and a more human perspective on literature and the writing process. Writing Critically sections expand coverage of composition with accessible and pragmatic suggestions on writing. Critical Approaches to Literature section provides three essays on every major school of criticism with sections on gender criticism and cultural studies. More than 150 photographs, author portraits, production shots of plays, and actors in performance-gives readers important perspectives. New casebooks on Flannery O'Connor and Raymond Carver, as well as two new drama casebooks: Sophocles and Shakespeare. New Stories and poems have been added. Two new plays: Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound and Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape. A New Glossary of Literary terms has been added.

About this edition

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0321087682
• ISBN 13: 9780321087683
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 2352