The compact Bedford introduction to literature
Subtitle: reading, thinking, writing
By: [compiled by] Michael Meyer.
Contributors: Meyer, Michael, 1945-
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martins
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1652
ISBN-13: 9780312469597; 9780312474119
Subjects: Literature -- Collections; College readers
Genres: Collections.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Reading imaginative literature; title: FICTION; title: Reading fiction; title: Writing about fiction; title: Plot; title: Character; title: Setting; title: Point of view; title: Symbolism; title: Theme; title: Style, tone, and irony; title: Combiningt he elements of fiction: A writing process; title: A study of Nathaniel Hawthorne; title: A study of Flannery O'Connor; title: A critical case study: William Faulkner's "Barn Burning"; title: A thematic case study: The literature of the South; title: A thematic case study: Humor and satire; title: An album of contemproary stories; title: Stories for further reading; title: POETRY; title: Reading poetry; title: Encountering poetry: Images of poetry in popular culture; title: Writing about poetry; title: Word choice, word order, and tone; title: Images; title: Figures of speech; title: Symbol, allegory, and irony; title: Sounds; title: Patterns of Rhythm; title: Poetic forms; title: A study of Robert Frost; title: A study of Langston Hughes; title: A study of Julia Alvarez: Five poems; title: A thematic case study: Love and longing; title: A thematic case study: Teaching and learning; title: A thematic case study: Humor and satire; title: An album of contemporary poems; title: A collection of poems; title: A thematic case study: Border crossings; title: DRAMA; title: Reading drama; title: Writing about drama; title: A study of Sophocles; title: A study of William Shakespeare; title: Modern Drama; title: A critical case study: Henrik Ibsen's " A Doll House"; title: A thematic case study: An album of contemporary humor and satire; title: Plays for further reading; title: Critical strategies for reading; title: Reading adn writing; title: The literary research paper; title: Taking essay examinations.