Compact literature: reading, reacting, writing

Laurie G Kirszner; Stephen R Mandell

This compact edition retains all the features that have made the full edition so successful within a smaller, affordable volume. Combining the broadest selection of readings with time-proven and class-tested instruction, COMPACT LITERATURE: READING, REACTING, WRITING, Eighth Edition, remains the most useful and student-friendly introduction to literature text available. The text includes a comprehensive guide to writing about literature, with full coverage of critical thinking, argument, and the writing process. Teachers themselves, authors Kirszner and Mandell take students through each step of the research and writing process, helping them to craft literary analyses and arguments and to understand that writing about literature is a process of discovery, examination, and debate. Part 1 A Guide To Writing About Literature -- 1. Understanding Literature -- 2. Reading and Writing about Literature -- 3. Writing Special Kinds of Papers -- 4. Thinking Critically about Your Writing -- 5. Writing Literary Arguments -- 6. Using Sources in Your Writing -- 7. Documenting Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism -- 8. Writing Essay Exams about Literature Part 2 Fiction -- 9. Understanding Fiction -- 10. Fiction Sampler: The Short-Short Story -- 11. Fiction Sampler: Graphic Fiction -- 12. Reading and Writing about Fiction -- 13. Plot -- 14. Character -- 15. Setting -- 16. Point of View -- 17. Style, Tone, and Language -- 18. Symbol, Allegory, and Myth -- 19. Theme -- 20. Joyce Carol Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?": A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing -- 21. Fiction for Further Reading Part 3 Poetry -- 22. Understanding Poetry -- 23. Reading and Writing about Poetry -- 24. Voice -- 25. Word Choice, Word Order -- 26. Imagery -- 27. Figures of Speech -- 28. Sound -- 29. Form -- 30. Symbol, Allegory, Allusion, Myth -- 31. Discovering Themes in Poetry -- 32. The Poetry of Langston Hughes: A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing -- 33. Poetry for Further Reading -- Part 4 Drama -- 34. Understanding Drama -- 35. Drama Sampler: Ten-Minute Plays -- 36. Reading and Writing about Drama -- 37. Plot -- 38. Character -- 39. Staging -- 40. Theme -- 41. Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie": A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing Appendix. Using Literary Criticism in Your Writing.

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