A refreshing alternative to voluminous literature anthologies, this compact, inexpensive, and diverse collection of fiction, poetry, and drama provides a concise yet complete introduction to the study of literature. Organized chronologically within each genre, the wide range of selections features both classic and contemporary authors, presenting ...
Brief and affordable, this pocket-sized anthology focus on the poems at a cost well under that of traditional anthologies. Chronologically organized, the selections represent the full range of poetic tradition from popular ballads to contemporary work. Diversity and flexibility are reflected in the selections by women and writers of color- ...
This affordably-priced collection presents masterpieces of short fiction from 52 of the greatest story writers of all time. From Sherwood Anderson to Virginia Woolf, this anthology encompasses a rich global and historical mix of the very best works of short fiction and presents them in a way students will find accessible, engaging, and relevant. ...
A nice alternative to lengthier and more expense anthologies, Drama: A Pocket Anthology is the perfect choice for professors who want to see several books in an Introduction to Drama course. Chronologically organized, changes to the new edition include: *A one-act play by Chicana playwright Milcha Sanchez-Scott reflects the struggle of a Cuban ...
Brief and affordable, this chronologically organized pocket-sized anthology focuses on the stories at a cost well under that of traditional fiction anthologies. Forty-four short stories from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries provide a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the study of fiction. An introduction to Fiction discusses the ...
From Chinua Achebe and Sherwood Anderson to Edith Wharton and Virginia Woolf, The Art of the Short Story presents masterpieces of short fiction from 52 classic, contemporary and new voices. No other collection of short stories encompasses such a vast and enriching global and historical mix.
As a part of the Penguin Academics series, Inside Literature offers students a compact and portable volume with state-of-the-art scholarship, streamlined editorial apparatus, and an affordable price. Unlike bulky, expensive alternatives that indulge in process-oriented overkill, Inside Literature is designed for instructors who prefer to offer ...
The Longman Anthology of Short Fiction: Masterpieces of Short Fiction provides a survey of masters of short fiction in-depth. The anthology encompasses a rich global and historical mix of the masterpieces of short fiction and presents them in a way students find accessible, engaging, and relevant. The selections include a diverse mix of classic, ...
This collection of 20th-century poetry contains a comprehensive introduction, offering insights into the history of poetry and its elements while contextual headnotes provide a backdrop for each poem in the text. It is part of the "HarperCollins Pocket Anthologies", with a balance of classic and contemporary selections by authorship that includes ...
This long awaited revised edition of Story Line Press's first controversial and influential anthology contains 16 essays by leading poet-critics on the New Narrative and the New Formalism, the most compelling movement in American poetry since Ginsberg and the Beats. New Expansive Poetry also includes ten statements by women poets on the use of ...
The Longman Anthology of Short Fiction, Compact Edition, provides a comprehensive survey of the short story--encompassing a rich global and historical mix--in a way students find accessible, engaging, and relevant. The selections present a diverse mix of classic, contemporary, and fresh short stories. A unique feature, "Fact into Fiction" presents ...
Including those of John Crowe Ransom, Randall Jarrell, Allen Tate, John Ciardi, and Robert Penn Warren, R. S. Gwynn has returned to print many of the pivotal essays written by America's most influential poet-critics in the last fifty years.
The Longman Anthology of Short Fiction provides a comprehensive survey of the short story--encompassing a rich global and historical mix--in a way students find accessible, engaging, and relevant. The selections present a diverse mix of classic, contemporary, and new voices. A unique feature, "Fact into Fiction" presents the factual account that ...
Lewis Turco, Professor Emeritus of English Writing Arts, is perhaps the most widely respected poet-scholar in the United States. He took his B.A. from the University of Connecticut in 1959 and his M.A. from the University of Iowa in 1962. In 2000 he received an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, from Ashland University. Lewis Turco's ...
This compact anthology begins with an introduction to the short-story genre, then presents works by past and present masters, including Hawthorne, Poe, Maupassant, Chekhov, Wharton, Joyce, Faulkner, Hemingway, Steinbeck, O'Connor, Lessing, Updike, Oates, Garcia Marquez, Cheever, Atwood, and Walker.
Following a brief history of drama, this anthology presents a discussion of plot, characterization, theme, diction, melody, spectacle, and dramatic conventions. Then the full text of selected plays is reproduced, including works by Sophocles, Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Lorraine Hansberry.
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