The Writer's Presence; A Pool of Readings
The Writer's Presence; A Pool of Readings
- ISBN 13:
9780312433864
- ISBN 10:
0312433867
- Edition: 5th
- Format: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 01/11/2006
- Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
- Newer Edition
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Summary
The Writer's Presencecombines great writing with a simple organization and uncluttered presentation to give instructors the widest range of options. Each selection showcases a writer's unique voice to demonstrate how writers present themselves through their work and to provide students with models they can use to develop their own voices. Arranged alphabetically by author and by five types of writing (informal, personal, expository, and argumentative writing, as well as short fiction) and with minimal apparatus, the readings allow instructors to be flexible and allow the writing to speak for itself.
Author Biography
Read moreDONALD MCQUADE is professor of English and former dean of undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley; he currently serves as Vice Chancellor of University Affairs. A past chair of CCCC, he has directed the writing programs at Berkeley and at Queens College, CUNY, and has published widely on American literature, American culture, and composition theory and practice. With his daughter Christine, he is coeditor of Seeing & Writing, now in its third edition from Bedford/St. Martin's.
ROBERT ATWAN founded the Best American Essays series, for which he serves as series editor. His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Atlantic Monthly, and Kenyon Review. For Bedford/St. Martin's, he has edited Ten on Ten: Major Essayists on Recurring Themes; Our Times: Readings from Recent Periodicals, now in its fifth edition, America Now: Short Readings from Recent Periodicals, now in its sixth edition, and Convergences, now available in its second edition.
ROBERT ATWAN founded the Best American Essays series, for which he serves as series editor. His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Atlantic Monthly, and Kenyon Review. For Bedford/St. Martin's, he has edited Ten on Ten: Major Essayists on Recurring Themes; Our Times: Readings from Recent Periodicals, now in its fifth edition, America Now: Short Readings from Recent Periodicals, now in its sixth edition, and Convergences, now available in its second edition.
Table of Contents
Read morePreface for Instructors | v | ||||
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Introduction for Students: The Writer's Presence | 1 | (10) | |||
I. THE INFORMAL VOICE: Diaries, Journals, Notebooks, Letters, Lists, Bumper Stickers, and Testimony | 11 | (60) | |||
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II. PERSONAL WRITING: Exploring Our Own Lives | 71 | (248) | |||
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III. EXPOSITORY WRITING: Shaping Information | 319 | (304) | |||
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IV. ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING: Contending with Issues | 623 | (260) | |||
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V. THE VOICES OF FICTION: Eight Short Stories | 883 | (88) | |||
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Index of Authors and Titles | 971 |
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