TY - BOOK AU - Barnet,Sylvan TI - An introduction to literature: fiction, poetry, drama SN - 0321061276 AV - PN6014. I498 1997 U1 - 808 PY - 2000/// CY - New York PB - Longman KW - Literature KW - Collections N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 1545-1555) and index; Preface --; 1; Reading and Responding to Literature --; 2; Writing about Literature: From Idea to Essay --; 3; Approaching Fiction: Responding in Writing --; 4; Stories and Meanings: Plot, Character, Theme --; 5; Narrative Point of View --; 6; Allegory and Symbolism --; 7; In Brief: Writing about Fiction --; 8; Two Fiction Writers in Depth: Flannery O'Connor and Raymond Carver --; 9; A Collection of Short Fiction --; 10; The Novel --; 11; Approaching Poetry: Responding in Writing --; 12; Lyric Poetry --; 13; The Speaking Tone of Voice --; 14; Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Apostrophe --; 15; Imagery and Symbolism --; 16; Irony --; 17; Rhythm and Versification --; 18; In Brief: Writing about Poetry --; 19; Poetry and Translation --; 20; A Collection of Poems --; 21; Three Poets in Depth: Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes --; 22; Some Elements of Drama --; 23; Tragedy --; 24; Comedy --; 25; In Brief: Writing about Drama --; 26; Plays and Contexts --; 27; Critical Approaches: The Nature of Criticism --; 28; Critical Perspectives on Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness: A Casebook --; Appendix A; Remarks about Manuscript Form --; Appendix B; Writing a Research Paper --; Appendix C Glossary of Literary Terms --; Acknowledgments --; Index of Critical Terms --; Index of Authors, Titles, and First Lines of Poems ER -