Introduction to Literature
Fiction, Poetry, Drama
Longman (Publisher)
10th Edition
Published in October 1992
Book
Hardback
1328 pages
978-0-673-52183-5 (ISBN)
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Description
Intended for students of introduction to literature and literature-based composition courses, this anthology retains its tone, compact size and editorial apparatus while adding new coverage of reading and writing about literature. This edition includes 19 new stories, 49 poems and 7 new plays consisting largely of emerging contemporary and multicultural voices, giving students and instructors a range of selections from both new and established writers.
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Edition
10th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
865 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-673-52183-5 (9780673521835)
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Sylvan Barnet | Morton Berman | William Burto
An Introduction to Literature
Book
01/1997
11th Edition
Pearson
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Content
Reading (and responding to) literature. Part 1 Fiction: a first approach to fiction; stories and meanings; narrative and point of view; allegory and symbolism; in brief - getting ideas for writing about fiction; a fiction writer in depth - Flannery O'Connor; a collection of short fiction; observations on the novel. Part 2 Poetry: a first approach to poetry; lyric poetry; the speaking tone of voice; figurative language - simile, metaphor, personification, apostrophe; figurative language - imagery and symbolism; irony and paradox; rhythm and versification; in brief - getting ideas for writing about poetry; two poets in depth - Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost; a collection of poems. Part 3 Drama: some elements of drama; tragedy; comedy; getting ideas for writing about drama; plays for further study. Appendices: writing essays about literature; remarks about manuscript form; corrections in the manuscript; quotations in the manuscript; quotations and quotation marks.