An introduction to literature : fiction, poetry, drama /
Barnet, Sylvan,
An introduction to literature : fiction, poetry, drama / Sylvan Barnet [and others]. - Twelfth edition. - xxiv, 1574 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1545-1555) and index.
Preface -- Reading and Responding to Literature -- Writing about Literature: From Idea to Essay -- Approaching Fiction: Responding in Writing -- Stories and Meanings: Plot, Character, Theme -- Narrative Point of View -- Allegory and Symbolism -- In Brief: Writing about Fiction -- Two Fiction Writers in Depth: Flannery O'Connor and Raymond Carver -- A Collection of Short Fiction -- The Novel -- Approaching Poetry: Responding in Writing -- Lyric Poetry -- The Speaking Tone of Voice -- Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Apostrophe -- Imagery and Symbolism -- Irony -- Rhythm and Versification -- In Brief: Writing about Poetry -- Poetry and Translation -- A Collection of Poems -- Three Poets in Depth: Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes -- Some Elements of Drama -- Tragedy -- Comedy -- In Brief: Writing about Drama -- Plays and Contexts -- Critical Approaches: The Nature of Criticism -- Critical Perspectives on Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness: A Casebook -- Remarks about Manuscript Form -- Writing a Research Paper -- Appendix C Glossary of Literary Terms -- Acknowledgments -- Index of Critical Terms -- Index of Authors, Titles, and First Lines of Poems. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Appendix A. Appendix B.
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An introduction to literature : fiction, poetry, drama / Sylvan Barnet [and others]. - Twelfth edition. - xxiv, 1574 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1545-1555) and index.
Preface -- Reading and Responding to Literature -- Writing about Literature: From Idea to Essay -- Approaching Fiction: Responding in Writing -- Stories and Meanings: Plot, Character, Theme -- Narrative Point of View -- Allegory and Symbolism -- In Brief: Writing about Fiction -- Two Fiction Writers in Depth: Flannery O'Connor and Raymond Carver -- A Collection of Short Fiction -- The Novel -- Approaching Poetry: Responding in Writing -- Lyric Poetry -- The Speaking Tone of Voice -- Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Apostrophe -- Imagery and Symbolism -- Irony -- Rhythm and Versification -- In Brief: Writing about Poetry -- Poetry and Translation -- A Collection of Poems -- Three Poets in Depth: Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes -- Some Elements of Drama -- Tragedy -- Comedy -- In Brief: Writing about Drama -- Plays and Contexts -- Critical Approaches: The Nature of Criticism -- Critical Perspectives on Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness: A Casebook -- Remarks about Manuscript Form -- Writing a Research Paper -- Appendix C Glossary of Literary Terms -- Acknowledgments -- Index of Critical Terms -- Index of Authors, Titles, and First Lines of Poems. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Appendix A. Appendix B.
0321061276 9780321061270
96026839
Literature--Collections
PN6014. / I498 1997
808