The concise version of the discipline's most popular introductory anthology, Kennedy/Gioia's Literature, Compact Edition continues to inspire students with engaging insights on reading and writing about stories, poems, and plays. Poets in their own right, editors X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia bring personal warmth and a human perspective to this ...
When it was first published twenty years ago, "The Bedford Guide for College Writers" brought a lively and innovative new approach to the teaching of writing. Since that time, authors X. J. and Dorothy M. Kennedy have won praise for their friendly tone and their view, apparent on every page of the text, that writing is the "usually surprising, ...
Kennedy/Gioia's An Introduction to Poetry, 13th edition continues to inspire students with a rich collection of poems and engaging insights on reading, analyzing, and writing about poetry. The authors of this bestselling book are the recipients of many prestigious poetry awards. Features new to this edition include: *Exclusive conversation ...
The smallest and most economical member of the Kennedy/Gioia family, Backpack Literature, 2/e, features the authors' collective poetic voice which brings personal warmth and a human perspective to the discussion of literature, adding to students' interest in the readings.
Literature, Ninth Edition, the most popular introduction of its kind, is organized into three genres--Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. As in past editions, the authors' collective poetic voice brings personal warmth and a human perspective to the discussion of literature, adding to students' interest in the readings.
From the author team of the discipline's most widely used literature anthology, this accessible and instructive guide introduces students to the language of literary study. Featuring an engaging and accessible writing style, this supplemental reference manual for the introductory student has over 400 entries and serves to demystify literature and ...
A collection of poems arranged in such categories as poems that make you smile, send messages, or share feelings; poems that contain "beats that repeat" or "word play"; and special kinds of poems such as limericks, songs, and haiku.
The newest, smallest, and most economical member of the Kennedy/Gioia family, Backpack Literature is a brief paperback version of the discipline's most popular introduction to literature anthology. Like its bigger, bestselling predecessors, Backpack Literature features the authors' collective poetic voice which brings personal warmth and a human ...
Literature, Ninth Edition, the most popular introduction of its kind, is organized into three genres--Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. As in past editions, the authors' collective poetic voice brings personal warmth and a human perspective to the discussion of literature, adding to students' interest in the readings.
In response to requests from instructors and students for a concise and affordable writing guide, "Writing and Revising" offers a true alternative to larger and more expensive texts. Adapted from the successful "The Bedford Guide for College Writers," it's flexible enough to be used in a variety of courses, as a classroom text or as a quick ...
The rich tradition of Kennedy and Gioia's collective poetic voice bring personal warmth and a human perspective to the discussion of literature, adding to students' interest in the readings in the Third Edition. Literature, Compact, Third Edition, is organized into three genres-Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. This edition reflects a balance of classic ...
This collection of more than 100 poems includes "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear, "John Smith and His Son" by Wallace Stevens, and "Shepherd's Night Count" by Jane Yolen. Illustrated with watercolor paintings.
One of the most widely adopted composition readers of all time, The Bedford Reader continues to be distinguished by the quality of its selections and by the engaging and practical way it explains rhetorical patterns and makes them relevant to student writers.
Orphans Timothy and Verity are cruelly treated by their foster parents before escaping to another world where they are caught up in a struggle against a despicable tyrant and his wicked ally.
Eighty-six rhymed poems by noted poet X. J. Kennedy frolic through winter nights in August, fairy tales, and mythological characters. Divided by theme, the poems are accompanied by line illustrations that recall the zany drawings of Shel Silverstein.
The compact version of the most popular Literature anthology continues to bring students the finest literature in a newly revised, easier-to-study format. Literature is written in an engaging style that reflects the warm personal voice of X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. Some of the changes to the new edition include conversations with celebrated ...
The Bedford Guide for College Writers is four coordinated books in one -- a process-oriented rhetoric with professional and student models, a provocative thematic reader, an up-to-date research manual, and a comprehensive handbook. Thoroughly revised, redesigned, and streamlined, The Bedford Guide is integrated with innovative new media resources, ...
Class-tested by over one million students, The Bedford Handbook has always worked both as a full classroom text and as a reference students can use on their own. Now integrated with an expanded companion Web site developed by Diana Hacker, the sixth edition gives students the help they need to face the challenges of writing and conducting research ...
"X. J. Kennedy's well-known travels between the realms of the comic and the serious qualify him for dual citizenship in the world of poetry. Here, the playful is on full display in verse not just 'light' but bright and delightful."-Billy Collins Peeping Tom's Cabin is the first full-length collection of light verse for adults composed by one of ...
The poems in this collection were chosen for their appeal to young people, and sorted into the four seasons, so readers can get a taste of growing up in New England year-round. James Hayford's poems include a Vermont way of talking--no wasted words. His language is whittled into poems satisfying to read aloud and surprising in their power to ...
For more than half a century, readers and listeners have taken special pleasure in the poetry of X. J. Kennedy. "In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus" is an ample gathering of his best work: memorable songs, startling lyrics, poems that tell poignant stories, character studies that vie with those of Edwin Arlington Robinson. A master of verbal music, ...
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