Literature : Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama and the Essay

by Diyanni, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780072349450
• ISBN10: 007234945X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

Table of Contents

Preface	xxix
ast;INTRODUCTION Reading (and Writing About) Literature	I
PART ONE FICTION	25	(434)
Reading Stories	27	(16)
Types of Short Fiction	43	(6)
The Elements of Fiction	49	(60)
Approaching a Story: Guides for Reading and Writing	109	(9)
Writing About Fiction	118	(12)
Two Fiction Writers in Context	130	(84)
The Short Novel	214	(58)
A Collection of Short Fiction	272	(187)
PART TWO POETRY	459	(354)
Reading Poems	461	(14)
Types of Poetry	475	(4)
Elements of Poetry	479	(75)
Approaching a Poem: Guides for Reading and Writing	554	(7)
Transformations	561	(56)
Writing About Poetry	617	(12)
Two Poets in Context	629	(53)
A Collection of Poems	682	(131)
PART THREE DRAMA	813	(896)
Reading Plays	815	(22)
Types of Drama	837	(4)
Elements of Drama	841	(8)
Approaching a Play: Guides for Reading and Writing	849	(14)
Writing About Drama	863	(14)
The Greek Theater: Sophocles in Context	877	(105)
The Elizabethan Theater: Shakespeare in Context	982	(200)
The Neoclassical French Theater: Moliere	1182	(56)
The Modern Realistic Theater: Ibsen	1238	(100)
The Theater of the Absurd: Ionesco	1338	(25)
A Collection of Twentieth-Century Plays	1363	(159)
A Collection of Contemporary Drama	1522	(187)
PART FOUR THE ESSAY	1709	(174)
Reading Essays	1711	(24)
Types of Essays	1735	(3)
Elements of the Essay	1738	(17)
Approaching an Essay: Guides to Reading and Writing	1755	(9)
Writing About Essays	1764	(20)
Two Essayists in Context	1784	(33)
A Collection of Essays	1817	(66)
PART FIVE CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES AND RESEARCH	1883
Critical Theory: Approaches to Literary Analysis and Interpretation	1885
Writing with Sources	1927
Critical Comments About Literature	1958