Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama

by DiYanni, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780073124452
• ISBN10: 0073124451
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-09
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Like its larger counterpart, the compactLiterature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Dramaby Robert DiYanni features student-centered approaches to literature--from experience to interpretation to evaluation--and an emphasis on making connections between texts and thinking critically about literature.Known for its clear presentation of the formal elements of literature and literary analysis, this compact anthology effectively balances classic, modern, and contemporary works across the three major genres, blending well-known writers with a diverse gathering of newer, international figures. This literary breadth is supplemented by extensive coverage of writing about literature, making this book an excellent text for introduction to literature courses as well as literature-based composition courses.

Table of Contents

signifies new work or section Introduction Reading (and Writing About) Literature Reading Literature

The Pleasures of Fiction

The Dog and the Shadow Learning to Be Silent

Reading the Parable in Context

The Pleasures of Poetry Robert Frost, Dust of Snow

Reading Frost's Poem in Context

The Pleasures of Drama

Reading a Play in Context Understanding Literature

Experience

Interpretation

Evaluation

Reading in Context Writing About Literature Reasons for Writing About Literature Ways of Writing About Literature

The Writing Process Stephen Crane, War Is Kind

Fiction

Reading Stories Luke

The Prodigal Son

The Experience of Fiction

The Interpretation of Fiction Reading in Context

The Evaluation of Fiction John Updike A & P

The Act of Reading Fiction Kate Chopin

The Story of an Hour

Types of Short Fiction

Early Forms: Parable, Fable, and Tale Aesop

The Wolf and the Mastiff Petronius

The Widow of Ephesus

The Short Story

The Nonrealistic Story

The Short Novel

The Elements of Fiction

Plot and Structure Frank O'Connor, Guests of the Nation Character Kay Boyle, Astronomer's Wife Setting Bobbie Ann Mason, Shiloh Point of View William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily Language and Style James Joyce, Araby Theme Eudora Welty, A Worn Path Irony and Symbol D.H. Lawrence

The Rocking-Horse Winner

Writing About Fiction

Reasons for Writing About Fiction Informal Ways of Writing About Fiction Annotation Katherine Anne Porter, Magic Freewriting Formal Ways of Writing About Fiction Student Papers on Fiction Questions for Writing about Fiction Suggestions for Writing

Three Fiction Writers in Context

Reading Edgar Allan Poe and Flannery O'Connor Questions for In-Depth Reading

Edgar Allan Poe in Context

Poe and Journalism

Poe and the Horror Story

Poe and the Detective Story

The Dimension of Style

Edgar Allan Poe: Stories

The Black Cat

The Cask of Amontillado

The Fall of the House of Usher

The Purloined Letter

Writer Inspired

Joyce Carol Oates, Artist

Edgar Allan Poe: Essays

Critics on Poe

Flannery O'Connor in Context

Southern Gothics

The Catholic Dimension

O'Connor's Irony Flannery O'Connor: Stories Good Country People A Good Man Is Hard to Find Everything That Rises Must Converge

The Life You Save May Be Your Own

Writer Inspired by Flannery O'Connor Mary Hood, How Far She Went Flannery O'Connor: Essays and Letters Critics on O'Connor

A Collection of Short Fiction

Sherman Alexis, Indian Education

Margaret Atwood, Happy Endings

Toni Cade Bambara

The Lesson

Charles Baxter, Gryphon Jorge Luis Borges

The Garden of Forking Paths Translated by

The Kiss Translated by Constance Garnett

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Winter Dreams Gabriel Garcia Marquez, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wi

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