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The Seventh Edition of Literature offers a comprehensive introduction to the genres of fiction, poetry, and drama, providing a balance of canonical works along with contemporary and non-western literatures. Organized into three sections - fiction, poetry, drama - this text's integration of such diverse writings provides the reader with an excellent introduction to literature itself. As in past editions, the authors' voice comes through in the writing of the text, adding to the students' interest in the readings. New features include 'Writer's Perspectives' sections, 'Writing Critically' sections, and notes on writing and researching using computers and the Internet.* NEW 40 Writer's Perspectives sections give commentary on the craft of writing and revising from authors which provide insight and a more human perspective on literature and the writing process. * NEW Writing Critically sections, at the end of each major chapter, expand coverage of composition with accessible and pragmatic suggestions on writing, including writing assignments for term papers. * NEW 8 new student papers, for a total of 15 all together, emphasize the importance for students to have similar writing mode

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• Fiction
• 1 Reading a Story
• Fable and Tale
• The Appointment in Samarra
• Godfather Death, Jakob
• Independence
• Plot
• The Short Story
• A & P
• John Updike on Writing, Why Write?
• Whats the Plot?
• 2 Point of View
• A Rose for Emily
• The Tell-Tale Heart
• Cathedral
• Miss Brill
• Katherine Mansfield on Writing, Creating Miss Brill
• How Point of View Shapes a Story
• Student Essay, Raymond Carvers Use of Point of View in Cathedral
• 3 Character
• The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
• Everyday Use
• Gimpel the Fool (Translated by Saul Bellow)
• Isaac Bashevis Singer on Writing, the Character of Gimpel
• How Character Creates Action
• 4 Setting
• The Storm
• To Build a Fire
• Greasy Lake
• A Pair of Tickets
• Amy Tan on Writing, Setting the Voice
• How Time and Place Set a Story
• 5 Tone and Style
• A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
• Barn Burning
• Irony
• The Necklace
• The Gospel According to Mark
• Ernest Hemingway on Writing, The Direct Style
• Be Style Conscious
• 6 Theme
• The Open Boat
• Young Goodman Brown
• The Parable of the Prodigal Son, Luke 15: 11-32
• Harrison Bergeron
• Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. on Writing, The Themes of Science Fiction
• Stating the Theme
• 7 Symbol
• The Chrysanthemums
• The Lottery
• The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
• Recognizing Symbols
• 8 Evaluating a Story
• Jungle Video
• Ralph Lombreglia on Writing, Creating Jungle Video
• Know What Youre Judging
• 9 Reading Long Stories and Novels
• Sonnys Blues
• The Metamorphosis
• Franz Kafka on Writing, Discussing The Metamorphosis
• Leaving Things Out
• 10 A Writer in Depth
• Everything That Rises Must Converge
• A Good Man Is Hard to Find
• Revelation
• Flannery OConnor on Writing, The Element of Suspense in A Good Man Is Hard to Find
• Flannery OConnor on Writing, The Serious Writer and the Tired Reader
• How One Story Illuminates Another
• 11 Stories for Further Reading
• Civil Peace
• An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
• A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
• Pauls Case
• The Five-Forty-E