Literature

The most popular introductory anthology of its kind, Kennedy/Gioia's Literature, Portable Edition continues to inspire students with engaging insights on reading and writing about stories, poems, and plays. Poets in their own right, editors X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia bring personal warmth and a human perspective to this comprehensive anthology. Organized into three genres--Literature, Tenth Edition, presents readable discussions of the literary devices, illustrated by apt works, supported by useful writing tips, and followed by (now) seven full chapters devoted to writing. A broad scope of traditional and contemporary works is provided, most headed by author images and richly detailed biographical notes and some followed by author commentary. While maintaining the characteristics of its previous editions--accessible apparatus, expansive author representation--this tenth edition of Literature has been re-imagined to include new casebooks, a lively new design, and more writing coverage than ever before. Literature, Portable Edition features four lightweight, paperback volumes--Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing--packed in a slipcase.Kennedy/Gioia'a Literature is also available in the original hardcover edition and in an Interactive Edition that comes automatically with a specialized version of MyLiteratureLab, Longman's multimedia website designed specifically for Kennedy/Gioia users.

ISBN 0321475801   Part volume Portable Edition ISBN13 9780321475800 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Pearson Education Limited   Weight (grammes) 1810 Imprint Longman   Published in Harlow Format Book   Series title Kennedy/Gioia Literature Publication date 01 Nov 2006   Height (mm) 235 DEWEY 808   Width (mm) 162 DEWEY edition DC21   Spine width (mm) 57 Pages 2520   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

* indicate selections that are new to this edition. FICTION 1. READING A STORY Fable, Parable, and Tales W. Somerset Maugham, The Appointment in Samarra * Aesop, The North Wind and the Sun Bidpai, The Camel and His Friends Chuang Tzu, Independence Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, Godfather Death Plot The Short Story John Updike, A & P WRITING EFFECTIVELY Writers on Writing John Updike, Why Write? Writing About Plot Paying Attention to Plot Checklist: Analyzing Plot Writing Assignment on Plot More Topics For Writing 2. POINT OF VIEW William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily * Anne Tyler, Teenage Wasteland James Baldwin, Sonny's Blues * Eudora Welty, A Worn Path WRITING EFFECTIVELY Writers on Writing James Baldwin, 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 3. CHARACTER Katherine Anne Porter, The Jilting of Granny Weatherall Katherine Mansfield, Miss Brill * Tobias Wolff, The Rich Brother Raymond Carver, Cathedral WRITING EFFECTIVELY Writers on Writing Raymond Carver, Commonplace but Precise Language Writing About Character How Character Creates Action Checklist: Writing About Character Writing Assignment on Character More Topics For Writing 4. SETTING Kate Chopin, The Storm Jack London, To Build a Fire T. Coraghessan Boyle, Greasy Lake Amy Tan, A Pair of Tickets WRITING EFFECTIVELY Writers on Writing Amy Tan, Setting the Voice Writing About Setting The Importance of Setting Checklist: Analyzing Setting Writing Assignment on Setting More Topics For Writing 5. TONE AND STYLE Ernest Hemingway, A Clean, Well-Lighted Place William Faulkner, Barn Burning Irony * O. Henry, Gift of the Magi Ha Jin, Saboteur WRITING EFFECTIVELY Writers on Writing Ernest Hemingway, The Direct Style Writing About Tone and Style Be Style Conscious Checklist: Thinking about Style and Tone Writing Assignment on Tone and Style More Topics For Writing 6. THEME Stephen Crane, The Open Boat * Alice Munro, How I Met My Husband Luke 15: 11-32, The Parable of the Prodigal Son Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Harrison Bergeron WRITING EFFECTIVELY Writers on Writing Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., The Themes of Science Fiction Writing About Theme Stating the Theme Checklist: Determining a Story's Theme Writing Assignment on Theme More Topics For Writing 7. SYMBOL John Steinbeck, The Chrysanthemums Shirley Jackson, The Lottery Elizabeth Tallent, No One's a Mystery Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas WRITING EFFECTIVELY Writers on Writing * Shirley Jackson, Reactions to "The Lottery" Writing About Symbols Recognizing Symbols Checklist: Thinking about Symbols Writing Assignment on Symbols Student Essay, An Analysis of the Symbolism in Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" More Topics For Writing 8. EVALUATING A STORY * Yiyun Li, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers WRITING EFFECTIVELY Writers on Writing * Yiyun Li, "What I Could Not Write about Was Why I Was Writing" Writing An Evaluation Judging a Story's Value Checklist: Evaluating Fiction Writing Assignment on Evauating Fiction More Topics for Writing 9. READING LONG STORIES AND NOVELS Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis WRITING EFFECTIVELY Writers on Writing Franz Kafka, Discussing The Metamorphosis Writing About Long Stories and Novels Know What to Leave Out Checklist: Wrting About a Long Story or Novel Writing Assignment on Long Works of Fiction Student Essay, Kafka's Greatness More Topics for Writing 10. CRITICAL CASEBOOK: FLANNERY O'CONNOR Flannery O'Connor, A Good Man Is Hard to Find Flannery O'Connor, Revelation * Flannery O'Connor, Parker's Back Flannery O'Connor on Writing Flannery O'Connor, An Excerpt from "On Her Own Work": The Element of Suspense in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" Flannery O'Connor, On Her Catholic Faith Flannery O'Con

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