Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0321093356 ISBN 13: 9780321093356

Publisher: Longman Pub Group, 2002

Synopsis

Hardcover: 2218 pages Publisher: Longman Pub Group; 8 edition (June 1, 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 0321093356 ISBN-13: 978-0321093356 Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 2.2 x 9.2 inches Shipping Weight: 4 pounds

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From the Back Cover:

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 Pub Group
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0321093356
• ISBN 13: 9780321093356
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 2218
• Editor: Kennedy X. J., Giola Dana