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

Kennedy, X. J.; Gioia, Dana

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0321097149 ISBN 13: 9780321097149

Publisher: Longman, 2001

Synopsis

/ Organized by genre. (Fiction, Poetry, Drama) / The author's voice brings personal warmth, a human perspective, and a poet's insight to the discussion of literature. / Reflects a balance of classic works, contemporary and non-Western selections. / More theory has been added with the addition of new casebooks and new critical essays. / Writer's Perspectives provides insights from authors on writing and revising and student papers provide models for studying and improving student writing. / New Interactive Edition includes Craft of Literature multimedia CD with writing assignments, audio, video, and interactive readings. / IM, Teaching Comp. With Lit., Teaching Lit. On-Line, Blackboard and CC Content, The Craft of Literature CD-ROM, CW, Interactive Ed.

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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
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0321097149
• ISBN 13: 9780321097149
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 2352