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9780823050062

Introduction to Fiction

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  • ISBN13:

    9780823050062

  • ISBN10:

    0823050068

  • Edition: 6th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-01-01
  • Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Summary

Kennedy/Gioia's "An Introduction to Fiction, 10e" continues to inspire readers and writers with a rich collection of fiction and engaging insights on reading, analyzing, and writing about stories. This bestselling anthology includes sixty-six superlative short stories, blending classic works and contemporary selections. Written by noted poets X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia, the text reflects the authors' wit and contagious enthusiasm for their subject. Informative, accessible apparatus presents readable discussions of the literary devices, illustrated by apt works, and supported by interludes with the anthologized writers. This edition features 11 new stories, three new masterwork casebooks, extensively revised and expanded chapters on writing, and a fresh new design. New students of fiction.

Table of Contents

Indicate sections that are new to this edition
Reading a Story
Fable, Parable, and Tales
The Appointment in Samarra
The North Wind and the Sun
The Camel and His Friends
Independence
Godfather Death
Plot
The Short Story
A & P
Writing Effectively
Writers on Writing
Why Write?
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Writing About Plot?
Paying Attention to Plot?
Checklist: Analyzing Plot
Writing Assignment on Plot
More Topics for Writing
Point of View
A Rose for Emily
Teenage Wasteland
Sonny's Blues
A Worn Path
Writing Effectively
Writers on Writing
Race and the African American Writer
Writing About Point of View?
How Point of View Shapes a Story?
Checklist: Understanding Point of View
Writing Assignment on Point of View
More Topics for Writing
Character
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Miss Brill
The Rich Brother
Cathedral
Writing Effectively
Writers on Writing
Commonplace but Precise Language
Writing About Character?
How Character Creates Action?
Checklist: Writing About Character
Writing Assignment on Character
More Topics for Writing
Setting
The Storm
To Build a Fire
A Pair of Tickets
Writing Effectively
Writers on Writing
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