Discovering Literature: Stories, Poems, Plays

by Guth, Hans P.; Rico, Gabriele L.

• ISBN13: 9780130482303
• ISBN10: 0130482307
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Designed to turn reluctant readers into enthusiastic readers, DISCOVERING LITERATURE, Third Edition, features carefully chosen literature selections that work well in today's classrooms. This text is unsurpassed in integrating multicultural authors and honoring the rich diversity of the American experience. Readers will discover the contemporary relevance and continuing influence of the classics as they strengthen their skills with positive writing instruction and student models for writing about literature. NEW TO THIS EDITION: bull; bull;Four colorful Image and Word sections juxtaposing poetry with paintings bull;Festival of Classics stories and Festival of Nature poetry bull;Updated and expanded student Web site at www.prenhall.com/guth-the addition of a Writing about Literature section, interactive timeline, author photos, easy navigational bar, and information on literary theory PICK A PENGUIN! We are delighted to offer select Penguin Putnam titles at a substantial discount to your students when you request a special package of one or more Penguin titles with any Prentice Hall text. Contact your Prentice Hall sales representative for special ordering instructions.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Promise of Literature	1	(24)
Fiction
Preview The World of Fiction	25	(30)
Setting Landscapes of the Mind	55	(35)
Character The Buried Self	90	(44)
Plot The Chain of Events	134	(45)
Point of View Windows on the World	179	(37)
Symbol The Eloquent Image	216	(44)
Theme The Search for Meaning	260	(48)
Style The Writer's Voice	308	(44)
A Writer in Depth Flannery O'Connor	352	(46)
Critical Perspectives The Reader's Response	398	(37)
Other Voices/Other Visions	435	(176)
A Festival of Classic Stories	437	(96)
A World of Stories	533	(78)
Poetry
Preview The Voice of Poetry	611	(39)
A Festival of Nature Poetry	614	(36)
Pattern The Whole Poem	650	(32)
Image The Open Eye	682	(32)
Image and Word: Seeing the Poem	705	(9)
Metaphor Making Connections	714	(25)
Symbol A World of Meanings	739	(34)
Image and Word: Seeing the Poem	763	(10)
Words The Web of Language	773	(32)
Form Rhyme, Meter, and Stanza	805	(42)
Persona Masks and Faces	847	(25)
Tone The Language of the Emotions	872	(34)
Theme The Making of Meaning	906	(26)
Myth and Allusion Recovered Memories	932	(34)
Image and Word: Seeing the Poem	957	(9)
Three Poets in Depth Dickinson, Frost, Brooks	966	(55)
Critical Perspectives The Age of Theory	1021	(35)
Other Voices/Other Visions A Gathering of Poets	1056	(75)
Drama
Preview The Heart of Drama	1131	(90)
Greek Tragedy The Embattled Protagonist	1221	(44)
Shakespearean Tragedy The Inner Conflict	1265	(119)
American Drama The Mirror of Reality	1384	(171)
Comedy A Time for Laughter	1555	(67)
New Directions Crossing the Boundaries	1622	(94)
Perspectives Enter Critic	1716	(22)
Other Voices/Other Visions The Magic of the Stage	1738

Excerpts

To the Instructor Everything is new under the sun. - CZESLAW MILOSZ Silence is the real crime against humanity. - NADYEZHDA MANDELSHTAM In this new edition ofDiscovering Literature,we have aimed at building on the strengths of the earlier editions of the book. Our aim is to give students of literature a textbook for reading and writing that will be unexcelled in selections that work well in today's classrooms and help teachers turn reluctant readers into readers unexcelled in showing students the contemporary relevance of the classics, revitalizing our shared literary heritage for a new generation unexcelled in showing how the elements of ,literature serve its human meaning unexcelled in honoring the rich diversity of the literary experience, integrating multicultural authors and women authors in a new synthesis unexcelled in making literary terms and concepts meaningful for a new generation of students, with a wide range of background and motivation unexcelled in validating student writing with hands-on writing instructions and student models for writing about literature nexcelled in bringing the students' own creative imagination into play, with interactive activities encouraging students to become active participants FEATURES OF THE NEW THIRD EDITION New features give teachers an expanded range of options and alternative perspectives for reaching and motivating today's students: New full-color "Word and Image" sections - pair paintings and poetry - bring the student's visual imagination into play - correlate imaginative literature and the sister arts NewFind-It-on-the-Webfeature - provides guidelines and caveats for Internet searches - guides students to online background and criticism New Web link icon placed in the margin throughout the text alerts students to additional resources on the web site to support the instruction in the text New expanded "Promise of Literature" introduction - contains interactive student responses to literature - has new writing process overview - includes new introduction to searching online sources New "Festival of Classic Stories" - presents classic stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Sarah Orne Jewett, Upton Sinclair, Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Conrad, Willa Cattier, Edith Wharton, and D. H. Lawrence New "Festival of Nature Poems" - groups of poems renewing communion with nature thematically New expanded writing workshops - have a new "Questions for Peer Review" strand - update guidelines for citation of online sources Teaching literature is a rich and challenging undertaking. As teachers of literature we share a basic commitment to the students in our classes. Whatever our theoretical disagreements, we believe in the power of imaginative literature to open windows on the world. We have faith that literature will enrich the imagination, educate the emotions, and nourish the spiritual growth of our students. Many teachers today share the following concerns: Discovering the Literary Heritage.We aim at helping students discover the richness and diversity of their literary heritage. Classics speak beyond time and distance to succeeding generations. We try to give students a "way in" to the reading of Sophocles, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, John Steinbeck, John Donne, Gwendolyn Brooks, or Flannery O'Connor. Stressing the presence of the past, this book integrates treatment of the classics with the best current writing. "Juxtapositions" frequently show the treatment of the same theme by authors of different times, cultures, or genders. Close Reading and the Personal Res