| Description |
xxxiv, 1447 pages ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Fiction. What is fiction? ; Point of view ; Tone and style ; Character ; Theme ; Symbol ; Evaluating fiction ; Writing about fiction ; Four currents in fiction ; Reading the novel ; Stories for further study -- Poetry. Entrances ; The person in the poem ; Words and their order ; Saying and suggesting ; Imagery ; Figures of speech ; Song ; Sound ; Rhythm ; Closed form, open form ; Poems for the eye ; Symbol and allegory ; Myth ; Telling good from bad ; Knowing excellence ; Alternatives ; Writing about poems ; What is poetry? ; Poems for further study -- Drama. What is drama? ; Elements of a play ; Tragedy ; Comedy ; The theater in the twentieth century ; Evaluating drama ; Writing about plays ; Plays for further study. |
| Summary |
This book attempts to provide the college student with a reasonably compact introduction to the searching, attentive, and appreciative study of literature - and, hopefully, with some memorable stories, poems, and plays. |
| Subject |
Literature -- Collections.
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Anthologies.
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Anthologies. (OCoLC)fst00810115
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Literature. (OCoLC)fst00999953
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| Genre/Form |
Collections. (OCoLC)fst01424032
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| Added Author |
Kennedy, X. J., compiler.
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