Writing About Literature

KEY BENEFIT: This brief version of the original "Writing About Literature discusses clearly and succinctly how to write about the elements of literature. It provides concise discussions and sample papers for students who are writing about the elements of literature, utilizing a process approach to writing. Chapters contain discussions of important literary subjects--such as character, setting, and symbolism--followed by a guide to the necessary steps for students to produce good essays. The "Ninth Edition maintains and strengthens the features that have brought this book such acclaim in previous editions, while enhancing both content and strategy.

Key Benefit: In its eighth edition, the author has kept and strengthened the features that have brought this book such acclaim in previous editions, while bringing other areas of both content and strategy through almost total revision. The book provides comprehensive discussions and sample papers for readers who are writing about the elements of literature. Key FEATURES: Special writing topics at the ends of chapters, offering helpful short notes to help readers think about and develop their own writing. Includes critical approaches that have proved important in twentieth-century literary studies.