Literature and Its Writers : An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama

by Charters, Ann; Charters, Samuel

• ISBN13: 9780312209797
• ISBN10: 0312209797
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-15
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Summary

Uniquely emphasizing how writers of fiction, poetry, and drama talk about what they do, this introduction to literature lets the words of writers guide students in their exploration of the many ways to read, think, and write about literature.

Table of Contents

Preface for Instructors	v
Introduction: Connecting with Literature	xliii
Part One READING, THINKING, AND WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE	1	(30)
Part Two FICTION	31	(770)
What Is a Short Story?	33	(4)
The Elements of Fiction: A Storyteller's Means	37	(11)
Reading, Thinking, and Writing about Short Fiction	48	(7)
Stories and Storytellers	55	(605)
Commentaries on Stories and Storytellers	660	(79)
Casebooks on Stories and Storytellers	739	(62)
Part Three POETRY	801	(480)
What Is a Poem?	803	(8)
The Elements of Poetry: A Poet's Means	811	(22)
The Elements of Poetry: A Poet's Meanings	833	(25)
The Types of Poetry: A Poet's Forms	858	(28)
The Types of Poetry: Other Poetic Forms	886	(32)
Poets Speaking Out: Poems about Politics, Society, and the Environment	918	(24)
Poet to Poet	942	(13)
Reading, Thinking, and Writing about Poetry	955	(10)
Poems and Poets	965	(188)
Commentaries on Poetry and Poets	1153	(80)
Casebooks on Poetry and Poets	1233	(48)
Part Four DRAMA	1281	(788)
What Is a Play?	1283	(5)
The Elements of Drama: A Playwright's Means	1288	(19)
Reading, Thinking, and Writing about Drama	1307	(10)
Plays and Playwrights	1317	(632)
Commentaries on Plays and Playwrights	1949	(66)
Casebooks on Plays and Playwrights	2015	(54)
Part Five DEVELOPING YOUR IDEAS ABOUT LITERATURE	2069	(65)
Critical Perspectives and Literary Theory	2071	(10)
Basic Types of Literary Papers	2081	(11)
Writing Research Papers	2092	(42)
Index of First Lines	2134	(5)
Index of Authors and Titles	2139	(16)
Index of Terms	2155