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Literature, 10th/e, the most popular introduction of its kind, is organized into three genres¤Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. As in past editions, the authors' collective poetic voice brings personal warmth and a human perspective to the discussion of literature, adding to students' interest in the readings. An introduction to a balance of contemporary and classic stories, poems, and plays. Casebooks offer in-depth look at an author or clusters of works, for example "Latin American Poetry." Authors Joe Kennedy and Dana Gioia provide inviting and illuminating introductions to the authors included and to the elements of literature. Coverage of writing about literature is also included. For those interested in literature.

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• 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
• Independence
• Godfather Death
• Plot?
• The Short Story
• A & P
• Writing Effectively
• Writers on Writing
• Why Write??
• Writing About Plot
• Paying Attention to Plot
• Checklist: Analyzing Plot
• Writing Assignment on Plot
• More Topics For Writing
• 2 Point Of View
• A Rose for Emily
• Teenage Wasteland
• Sonny's Blues
• A Worn Path
• Writing Effectively
• Writers on Writing
• 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
• The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
• Miss Brill
• The Rich Brother
• 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
• The Storm
• To Build a Fire
• 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
• A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
• Barn Burning?
• Irony
• Gift of the Magi
• 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
• How I Met My Husband
• Luke 15: 11-32, The Parable of the Prodiga