Literature and Ourselves : A Thematic Introduction for Readers and Writers

by Henderson, Gloria Mason; Day, Bill; Waller, Sandra

• ISBN13: 9780321027498
• ISBN10: 0321027493
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-03
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Summary

Literature and Ourselves, 3/e is a thematically arranged anthology that focuses on issues of self and self-exploration. With each of the six themesFamily, Men and Women, Human Vulnerability, Freedom and Responsibility, Art and Language, and Questthe authors make literature real to the students in a personal way. Within each themeLiterature and Ourselves provides a unique combination of traditional and contemporary works organized by genreessays, fiction, poetry, and dramathat reflect the diverse cultures and ethnicities that make up our world today. The third edition features enhanced coverage of the writing process, three new casebooks (August Wilson, Three Poets: Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and Katherine Anne Porter) and new material on research and the Internet.

Table of Contents

Detailed contents	v
Alternate Contents by Genre	xv
Preface	xxi
INTRODUCTION	1	(1472)
Literature	1	(2)
Essays	3	(3)
Fiction	6	(6)
Poetry	12	(8)
Drama	20	(7)
The Writing Process	27	(14)
Ways to Write About Literature	41	(3)
THEMATIC ANTHOLOGY
Family	44	(244)
Writing About Family	46	(242)
Casebook an August wilson	204	(84)
Men and Women	288	(244)
Writing About Men and Women	290	(242)
A Casebook on Three Poets	461	(71)
Emily Dickinson
Robert Frost
Langston Hughes
Human Vulnerability	532	(286)
Writing About human Vulnerability	534	(284)
Casebook on Katherine Anne Porter	765	(53)
Freedom and Responsibility	818	(160)
Writing About Freedom and Responsibility	820	(158)
Casebook on Ursula K. Le Guin	950	(28)
Art and Language	978	(232)
Writing About Art and Language	980	(230)
Casebook on Alice Walker	1171	(39)
Quest	1210	(263)
Writing About Quest	1212	(261)
Casebook on Flannery O'Connor	1423	(50)
Appendix A: Critical Approaches to Literature	1473	(5)
Appendix B: Documentating a Research paper: MLA Style Sheet	1478	(9)
Glossary	1487	(6)
Acknowledgments	1493	(13)
Index	1506