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Like its larger counterpart, the compact "Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama" by Robert DiYanni features student-centered approaches to literature--from experience to interpretation to evaluation--and an emphasis on making connections between texts and thinking critically about literature. . . Known for its clear presentation of the formal elements of literature and literary analysis, this compact anthology effectively balances classic, modern, and contemporary works across the three major genres, blending well-known writers with a diverse gathering of newer, international figures. This literary breadth is supplemented by extensive coverage of writing about literature, making this book an excellent text for introduction to literature courses as well as literature-based composition courses..

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• signifies new work or section Introduction Reading (and Writing About) Literature Reading Literature
• The Pleasures of Fiction
• The Dog and the Shadow Learning to Be Silent
• Reading the Parable in Context
• The Pleasures of Poetry Robert Frost, Dust of Snow
• Reading Frost's Poem in Context
• The Pleasures of Drama
• Reading a Play in Context Understanding Literature
• Experience
• Interpretation
• Evaluation
• Reading in Context Writing About Literature Reasons for Writing About Literature Ways of Writing About Literature
• The Writing Process Stephen Crane, War Is Kind
• Part 1 Fiction
• Chapter 1 Reading Stories Luke
• The Prodigal Son
• The Experience of Fiction
• The Interpretation of Fiction Reading in Context
• The Evaluation of Fiction John Updike A & P
• The Act of Reading Fiction Kate Chopin
• The Story of an Hour
• Chapter 2 Types of Short Fiction
• Early Forms: Parable, Fable, and Tale Aesop
• The Wolf and the Mastiff Petronius
• The Widow of Ephesus
• The Short Story
• The Nonrealistic Story
• The Short Novel
• Chapter 3 The Elements of Fiction
• Plot and Structure Frank O'Connor, Guests of the Nation Character Kay Boyle, Astronomer's Wife Setting Bobbie Ann Mason, Shiloh Point of View William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily Language and Style James Joyce, Araby Theme Eudora Welty, A Worn Path Irony and Symbol D.H. Lawrence
• The Rocking-Horse Winner
• Chapter 4 Writing About Fiction
• Reasons for Writing About Fiction Informal Ways of Writing About Fiction Annotation Katherine Anne Porter, Magic Freewriting Formal Ways of Writing About Fiction Student Papers on Fiction Questions for Writing about Fiction Suggestions for Writing
• Chapter 5 Three Fiction Writers in Context
• Reading Edgar Allan Poe and Flannery O'Connor Questions for In-Depth Reading
• Edgar Allan Poe in Context
• Poe and Journalism
• Poe and the Horror Story
• Poe and the Detective Story
• The Dimension of Style
• Edgar Allan Poe: Stories
• The Black Cat
• The Cask of Amontillado
• The Fall of the House of Usher
• The Purloined Letter
• Writer Inspired
• Joyce Carol Oates, Artist
• Edgar Allan Poe: Essays
• Critics on Poe
• Flannery O'Connor in Context
• Southern Gothics
• The Catholic Dimension
• O'Connor's Irony Flannery O'Connor: Stories Good Country People A Good Man Is Hard to Find Everything That Rises Must Converge
• The Life You Save May Be Your Own
• Writer Inspired by Flannery O'Connor Mary Hood, How Far She Went Flannery O'Connor: Essays and Letters Critics on O'Connor
• Chapter 6 A Collection of Short Fiction
• Sherman Alexis, Indian Education
• Margaret Atwood, Happy Endings
• Toni Cade Bambara
• The Lesson
• Charles Baxter, Gryphon Jorge Luis Borges
• The Garden of Forking Paths Translated by
• The Kiss Translated by Constance Garnett
• F. Scott Fitzgerald, Winter Dreams Gabriel Garcia Marquez, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wi

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Robert DiYanni received a B.A. from Rutgers University in 1968 and a Ph.D. from the City University of New York in 1976. He has taught at Queens College of the City University of New York, New York University, Harvard University, and Pace University. He has written articles and reviews on various aspects of literature, composition, and pedagogy. He has written numerous books including The McGraw-Hill Book of Poetry, Women's Voices, Like Season'd Timber: New Essays on George Herbert, and Modern American Poets: Their Voices and Visions.

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