Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama [Hardcover]

Robert DiYanni (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0073124265 | ISBN-13: 978-0073124261 | Publication Date: 2007 | Edition: 6th

This anthology provides broad coverage for the three genres of literature—fiction, poetry, and drama—and exceptionally clear presentation of the elements of literature. The text has a clear and up-to-date chapter on critical theory that features helpful checklists. It also features Robert DiYanni’s well-known three-part pedagogy that presents each of the three genres in light of a reader’s experience, interpretation, and evaluation. The compact edition includes full coverage of writing about literature with 2 student papers in each chapter, incorporates a beautifully illustrated poetry section with four-color art, author biographies, and in-depth cverage of 8 writers: D.H. Lawrence, Flannery O'Connor, Sandra Cisneros, Emily Dickenson, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Sophocles (containing both Oedipus and Antigone), and Shakespeare (containing both Hamlet ant Othello).

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About the Author

Robert DiYanni is Professor of English at Pace University, Pleasantville, New York, where he teaches courses in literature, writing, and humanities. He has also taught at Queens College of the City University of New York, at New York University in the Graduate Rhetoric Program, and most recently in the Expository Writing Program at Harvard University. He received his B.A. from Rutgers University (1968) and his Ph.D. from the City University of New York (1976). Robert DiYanni has written articles and reviews on various aspects of literature, composition, and pedagogy. His books include Literature: Reading, Fiction, Poetry, Drama and the Essay; 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 (a text to accompany the Annenberg-funded telecourse, Voices and Visions). With Kraft Rompf, he edited The McGraw-Hill Book of Poetry, (1993) and The McGraw-Hill Book of Fiction (1995). With Pat Hoy, he edited Encounters: Readings for Inquiry and Argument (1997). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2235 pages
• Publisher: McGraw Hill; 6th edition (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073124265
• ISBN-13: 978-0073124261
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative, March 30, 2000

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This review is from: Literature: Compact Edition (Paperback)

This book not only contains a lot of excellent literature, but it also gives instruction on how to read and analyze literature more effectively. This is a book I come back to again and again.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Explanation of Literature at it's Finest, May 27, 2008

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This review is from: Literature with ARIEL (Hardcover)

DiYanni gives excellent explanation and great examples of poems, plays, and short stories in his book. I actually bought this book for a Lit. class and I knew I would hate the class and the book when I saw how 'big' the boook was. Turns out I loved them both; and DiYanni in my opinion is an excellent author. This book is a great read for pleasure as well as study.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well written book!, September 20, 2009

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This review is from: Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (Paperback)

I got this book for a composition class I am taking, but I plan to keep it because it has such a vast collection of writing by a plethora of writers. DiYanni also does a wonderful job at breaking down the pieces and explaining how they come together.