Literature : an introduction to fiction, poetry, and drama /
[compiled by] X.J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia.
- 9th ed.
- New York : Pearson Longman, c2005.
- 4 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
"Portable edition"--Slipcase. Issued in slipcase. Includes indexes.
Preface. - To the instructor. - About the authors. - FICTION. - 1. Reading a story. - 2. Point of view. - 3. Character. - 4. Setting. - 5. Tone and style. - 6. Theme. - 7. Symbol. - 8. Evaluating a story. 9. Reading long stories and novels. - 10. Two critical casebooks: Edgar Allan Poe and Flannery O'Connor. - 11. Stories for further reading. - POETRY. - 12. Reading a poem. - 13. Listening to a voice. - 14. Words. - 15. Saying and suggesting. - 16. Imagery. - 17. Figures of speech. - 18. Song. - 19. Sound. - 20. Rhythm. - 21. Closed form. - 22. Open form. - 23. Symbol. 24. Myth and narrative. - 25. Poetry and personal identity. - 26. Translation. - 27. Critical casebook: Latin American poetry. 28. Recognizing excellence. - 29. What is poetry? - 30. Two critical casebooks: Emily Dickinson and Langston Hughes. - 31. Poems for further reading. - 32. Lives of the poets. - DRAMA. - 33. Reading a play. - 34. Critical casebook: Sophocles. - 35. Critical casebooks: Shakespeare. - 36. The modern theater. - 37. Evaluating a play. - 38. Plays for further reading. - 39. New voices in American drama. - WRITING. - 40. Writing about literature. - Writing about a story. - 42. Writing about a poem. - 43. Writing about a play. - 44. Writing a research paper. - 45. Critical approaches to literature. - Acknowledgments. - Photo acknowledments. - Index of authors and titles. - List of authors (front endpapers). - Index of literary terms (back endpapers).