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Exploring Literature : Writing and Thinking About Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay
ISBN: 9780321011831 | 032101183X
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Pub. Date: 12/1/2000
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With engaging selections, a strong emphasis on the writing process, and a visually appealing design, this thematically arranged literature anthology is sure to capture students' and instructors' attention. The first five chapters offer comprehensive coverage of reading and writingincluding a highly praised Chapter 4: "Interpretation, Evaluation, and Argument"giving students the detailed guidance and the confidence they need to write strong essays. The anthology section is organized around five themesFamily and Friends, Women and Men, Heritage and Identity, Culture and Class, and Faith and Doubt. Each theme contains a theme-opening photo, "Dialogue across History" which contain compelling quotes from famous and not-so-famous writers, and "Case Studies in Composition" which focus on a different aspect of interpretation in each theme. Most authors are represented by a photo to help students connect to the humanity of the authors.
| Detailed Contents | xi | ||||
| Alternate Contents by Genre | xxvii | ||||
| Preface | xxxiii | ||||
| About the Author | xli | ||||
| PART I Making Connections | 1 | (56) | |||
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| PART II Analysis, Argumentation, and Research | 57 | (176) | |||
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| PART III A Thematic Anthology | 233 | (1254) | |||
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| Appendix: Critical Approaches to Literature | 1487 | (8) | |||
| Glossary | 1495 | (5) | |||
| Literary and Photo Credits | 1500 | (9) | |||
| Index of Author Names, Titles, and First Lines of Poetry | 1509 | (12) | |||
| Index of Terms | 1521 |
