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Literature : an introduction to fiction, poetry, and drama/

An introductory text on literature covering the three genres, fiction, poetry and drama. This edition contains a balance of classic and contemporary works.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Kennedy, X. J.
Autres auteurs: Gioia, Dana
Format: Printed Book
Langue:English
Publié: New York : HarperCollins College Publishers, 1995.
Édition:6th ed.
Sujets:
Table des matières:
  • Fiction-- Reading a story--Point of view--Charactor-- Setting--Tone and style-- Theme--Symbol-- Evaluating a story-- Reading long stories and novels-- A writer in depth--Stories for further reading--
  • Criticism: on fiction-- Poetry-- Reading a poem--Litsening to a voice-- Words-- Saying and suggesting-- Imagenary-- Figures of speech-- Closed form-- open form-- symbol--Myth and narrative-- Poetry and personal identity--Alternatives-- Evaluating a poem--What is poetry-- Poems for furthe reading-- Criticism: on poetry-- Lives of the poets-- Drama-- Reading a play--The theater of sophocles-- The theater of shakespeare-- The modern theater-- Evaluating a play-- Plays for further reading-- New voice in American drama-- Criticism: on drama-- Supplement: Writing-- Writing about literature-- Writing about a story-- Writing about a poem-- Writing about a play--Critical approaches to literature