(eBook PDF) Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing 9th Edition

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product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1337281018
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1337281010
• Author: Laurie G. Kirszner (Author), Stephen R. Mandell (Author)

PORTABLE LITERATURE: READING, REACTING, WRITING, Ninth Edition, includes a wide selection of essential classic and contemporary readings along with brief introductions to the literary genres, useful study questions and prompts, and a down-to-earth, accessible guide to writing about literature. This streamlined edition is an affordable, portable alternative to the full-length and compact versions of this popular Introduction to Literature text. This edition has been updated to reflect guidelines from the 2016 MLA HANDBOOK, Eighth Edition.

table of contents:

Part I: A GUIDE TO WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE.
1. Reading and Writing about Literature.

2. Writing Literary Arguments.

3. Documenting Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism.

Part II: FICTION.
4. Understanding Fiction.

5. Fiction Sampler: The Short-Short Story.

6. Fiction Sampler: Graphic Fiction.

7. Plot.

8. Character.

9. Setting.

10. Point of View.

11. Style, Tone, and Language.

12. Symbol, Allegory, and Myth.

13. Theme.

14. Fiction for Further Reading.

Part III: POETRY.
15. Understanding Poetry.

16. Voice.

17. Word Choice, Word Order.

18. Imagery.

19. Figures of Speech.

20. Sound.

21. Form.

22. Symbol, Allegory, Allusion, Myth.

23. Discovering Themes in Poetry.

24. Poetry for Further Reading.

Part IV: DRAMA.
25. Understanding Drama.

26. Drama Sampler: Ten-Minute Plays.

27. Plot.

28. Character.

29. Staging.

30. Theme.

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