TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roberts,Edgar V.
AU  - Jacobs,Henry E.
TI  - Literature: an introduction to reading and writing 
SN  - 0130978027 (pbk.)
U1  - 808.0668 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - College readers
KW  - Exposition (Rhetoric)
KW  - Literature
KW  - Collections
KW  - Report writing
N1  - Thematic table of contents. - Preface to the second compact edition. Ch. 1. Introduction: Reading, responding to, and writing about literature. Ch.2. Fiction: An overview. Ch. 3. Plot and structure: The development and organization of stories. - 4. Characters: The people in fiction. Ch. 5. Point of view: The position or stance of the narrator or speaker. Ch. 6. Setting: The bachgroung of place, objects, and culture in stories. Ch. 7. Tone and style: The words that convey attitudes in fiction. Ch. 8. Symbolism and allegory: Keys to extended meaning. Ch. 9. Idea or theme: The meaning and the message in fiction. Ch. 10. Five stories for additional study and enjoyment. Ch. 11. Meeting poetry: An overview. Ch. 12. Words: The building blocks of poetry. Ch. 13.Imagery: The poem's link to the senses. Ch. 14. Figures of speech, or metaphorical language: A source of death and range in poetry. Ch. 15. Tone: The creation of attitude in poetry. Ch. 16. Form: The shape of the poem. Ch. 17. Symbolism and allusion: Windows to wide expnace of meaning. Ch. 18. Myths: Systems of symbolic allusion in poetry. Ch. 19. Two poetic careers: Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost. Ch. 20. Eighty-six poems for additional study and enjoyment. Ch. 21. The dramatic vision: An overview. Ch. 22. The tragic vision: Affirmation through loss. Ch. 23. The comic vision: Restoring the balance. Ch. 24. Three plays for additional study and enjoyment. Ch. 25. Writing and documenting the research essay. Ch.26. Critical approaches important in the study of literature. Ch. 27. Taking examinations on literature. Ch. 28. Comparision-contrast and extended comparision-contrast: Learning by seeing literary works together. - Appendix I. MLA recommendations for documenting electronic sources. - Appendix II. Brief biographies of the poets in part II. - Glossary of literary terms. - Credits. - Index of authors, titles, and first lines of poetry
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