Literature for Composition offers the finest writing and argument coverage, helpful discussions of the literary elements, compelling case studies, and a diverse array of selections. The book includes complete coverage of the writing process, three chapters devoted to argument, complete chapters on interpretation and evaluation, coverage of the literary elements and the study of visual images, and case studies. The book opens with five chapters devoted to reading, writing, and argument. An entire chapter on critical thinking equips readers with a foundation upon which to study the chapters on the literary forms that follow. An anthology is organized around six engaging themes. Special chapters on visuals and film along with ten case studies offer additional resources. For those interested in the study and composition of literature.

Literature for Composition: Essays, Fiction, Poetry and Drama

Reference

Berman, Morton

Barnet, Sylvan

Words, Language & Grammar

Addison-Wesley

Featuring the smallest trim size and page count of any comparable anthology, this appealing new three-genre collection encourages students to experience the pleasures of reading literature. Updated to reflect the new MLA Guidelines, A Little Literature: Reading, Writing, and Argument, 2009 MLA Update offers a compact and economical alternative to bulky anthologies. Despite the brevity of this compilation, a judicious mix of classic and contemporary selections—from Sophocles and Shakespeare to Amy Tan and Tobias Wolff—offers ample reading choices for instructors and students. Concise, yet complete, editorial apparatus provides guidance on reading, writing, and, most particularly, developing arguments about literature.

A Little Literature: 2009 MLA Update

Literature & Fiction

Cain, William E.

Burto, William E.

History & Criticism

Longman

Introduction to Literature, An (with Writing about Argument: The Craft of Argument) (14th Edition)

Burto, William

United States

Pearson

Types of drama: Plays and essays

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

Little,Brown

Literature for Composition, 5/e, is a versatile anthology which has both diverse selections and excellent writing instruction. Beginning with six chapters on the reading and writing processes, followed by a section on literary works and literary forms and a section on argument, the text ends with a thematic anthology. New co-author William E. Cain adds to the stellar author team and reinforces an emphasis on diverse and contemporary writers.

Literature for Composition: Essays, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (5th Edition)

Stubbs, Marcia

Pearson Higher Education

An Introduction to Literature

1570 pages of collections of fiction, poetry and drama. Contents include: developing and using language, how to write stories, use a journal, asking questions, arriving at a thesis, a draft, revising a draft, peer review,, plots, characters, themes, points of view, allegory, symbolism. The writer's style, the setting and how to integrate the parts. Examples of famous writer's stories. A very good reference for writer's of all experience.

Introduction to Literature

Eight Great Tragedies: Prometheus Bound, Oedipus the King, Hippolytus, King Lear, Ghosts, Miss Julie, on Bailles Strand, Desire Under the Elms.

Dramas & Plays

New Amer Library

The seventh edition of Types of Drama provides a complete course in drama in an easily portable book. This text offers a full range of plays from ancient Greece to the present, along with an introductory chapter on how to read plays; biographical notes for each dramatist; introductory comments for each play; topics for critical thinking and writing for each play; critical contexts (for instance, interviews with the authors) for fourteen plays; stage histories for most plays, often including reviews or interviews with directors; five photo-essays: "The Language of Drama"; "Ancient Greek Drama Today"; "Staging Shakespeare Today"; "African Americans on the Stage"; and "Representations of Gender in the Theater"; eleven short historical essays, such as "A Note on Hispanic-American Theater" and "A Note on Women's Theater"; and a substantial glossary of dramatic terms.

Types of Drama: Plays and Essays, 4th Edition

Little. Brown and Company

Book by Barnet, Sylvan, Burto, William, Berman, Morton

Introduction to Literature, 8e

Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers

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