A market leader for more than 30 years, this paperback anthology continues to uphold the traditions that have made it a success-- a rich blend of both classic and contemporary selections as well as Barnet's signature "how-to" apparatus that covers the elements of literature and the writing process. The new edition features more student essays than any other anthology giving students a deep reservoir of writing models to learn from including argument papers and film reviews. In addition, a wealth of instructor favorites have been added including works by D.H. Lawrence, Ambrose Bierce, Cynthia Ozick, Liliana Heker, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Thomas Hardy, Linda Pastan, and David Ives.
| ISBN | 0205668372 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780205668373
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 1128 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Published in | New Jersey | | Imprint | Longman Inc | | Previous ISBN | 9780321105707 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 232 | | Publication date | 19 Jun 2008 | | Width (mm) | 159 | | DEWEY | 808 | | Spine width (mm) | 38 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | Pages | 1672 | |
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Detailed Table of Contents Preface Letter to Students Part I READING, THINKING, AND WRITING CRITICALLY ABOUT LITERATURE 1. Reading and Responding to Literature What Is Literature? Literature as Performance: Robert Frost, The Span of Life Significance Two Poems about Immigration: Robert Frost,Immigrants Robert Frost, Immigrants Pat Mora,Immigrants Two Contemporary Short Stories Lydia Davis, Childcare Lydia Davis, City People Thinking About a Classic Story Luke, The Parable of the Prodigal Son Stories True and False: Grace Paley, Samuel What's Past Is Prologue Jamaica Kincaid, Girl Tobias Wolff, Powder James Merrill, Christmas Tree 2. The Pleasures of Reading--and of Writing Arguments about Literature The Open Secret of Good Writing Emily Wu, The Lesson of the Master Getting Ready to Write A Student Writes: From Jottings to a Final Draft Will Berger, Less Is More: Characterization in "The Lesson of the Master" The Student's Analysis Analyzed A Second Short Story, and a Student's Analysis Tobias Wolff, Say Yes A Sample Student Essay: Bob Williams, He's the Problem The Analysis Briefly Analyzed Three Poems Diane Ackerman, Pumping Iron Anonymous, Tweed to Till William Blake, The Clod and the Pebble Two Additional Stories Katherine Mansfield, Miss Brill Toni Cade Bambara, The Lesson 3. More about Writing About Literature: From Idea to Essay Why Write Arguments about Literature? Getting Ideas: Pre-Writing. Annotating a Text. Brainstorming for Ideas for Writing Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour Focused Free Writing Listing and Clustering Developing an Awareness of the Writer's Use of Language Asking Questions Keeping a Journal Arguing at a Thesis. Writing a Draft Sample Draft of an Essay on Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" Lynn Crowe, Ironies in an Hour Revising a Draft Peer Review The Final Version A Brief Overview of the Final Version Explication. A Sample Explication William Butler Yeats, The Balloon of the Mind Explication as Argument Comparison and Contrast: A Way of Arguing Review: How to Write an Effective Essay Additional Reading Kate Chopin, Ripe Figs William Stafford, Traveling through the Dark Lorna Dee Cervantes, Refugee Ship Jose Armas, El Tonto del Barrio Part II FICTION 4. Approaching Fiction: Responding in Writing. Ernest Hemingway, Cat in the Rain Responses: Annotations and Journal Entries. A Sample Essay by a Student: Bill Yanagi, Hemingway's American Wife 5. Stories and Meanings: Plot, Character, Theme. Aesop, The Vixen and the Lioness W. Somerset Maugham, The Appointment in Samara Anonymous, Muddy Road Anton Chekhov, Misery Kate Chopin, Desiree's Baby Alice Walker, Everyday Use Margaret Atwood, Happy Endings William Carlos Williams,The Use of Force 6. Narrative Point of View Participant (or First-Person) Points of View Non-participant (or Third-Person) Points of View The Point of a Point of View John Updike, A & P Grace Paley, A Man Told Me the Story of His Life Jean Rhys, I Used to Live Here Once Anonymous, The Judgment of Solomon Ambrose Bierce, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Katherine Anne Porter, The Jilting of Granny Weatherall 7 Allegory and Symbol A Note on Setting Nathaniel Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown John Steinbeck, The Chrysanthemums Eudora Welty, A Worn Path Gabriel Garcia Marquez, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children D. H. Lawrence, The Horse Dealer's Daughter Shirley Jackson, The Lottery 8. Students Writing about Stories Prompts for Writing about Plot, Character, Point of View, Setting, Symbolism, Style, and Theme Fiction into Film Asking Questions, Thinking Critically, Making Comparisons Film as a Medium Film Techniques Theme Comparing Filmed and Printed Stories Getting Ready to write Drafting an Essay Checklist: Getting Ideas for Writing Arguments about Film Your Turn: Thinking about Filming Fiction Seven Students Write about Short Stories Anne Geraghty Thinks
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