The McGraw-Hill Introduction To Literature [Paperback]

Gilbert H Muller (Author), John A Williams (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070442460 | ISBN-13: 978-0070442467 | Publication Date: September 1, 1994 | Edition: 2

THE McGRAW-HILL INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE, now in its second edition, presents a dynamic and diverse anthology for literature and composition courses. Designed with an eye for both the uniqueness and the universality of outstanding literature, this text offers a unified, multicultural approach to the meaning, form, technique, and values in fiction, poetry, and drama. Organized by genre, the anthology contains three sections - fiction, poetry, and drama - each with a prefatory essay. Within each section are self-contained chapters arranged around literary selections that reveal the application of specific techniques. The extensive anthologies that follow are arranged alphabetically and provide a rich selection of both classic and contemporary authors as well as a broad range of women, ethnic, and international authors to advocate both a truly American and a pluralistic collection of literature.

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About the Author

Gilbert H. Muller, who received a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Stanford University, is currently professor of English and Special Assistant to the President at the LaGuardia campus of the City University of New York. He has also taught at Stanford University, Vassar College, and several universities overseas. Dr. Muller is the author of the award-winning Nightmares and Visions: Flannery O’Connor and the Catholic Grotesque, Chester Himes , and other critical studies. His essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, The Nation, The Sewanee Review, The Georgia Review, and elsewhere. He is also a noted author and editor of textbooks in English and composition, including The Short Prose Reader with Harvey Wiener, and with John A Williams, The McGraw-Hill Introduction to Literature, Bridges: Literature across Cultures, and Ways In: Reading and Writing about Literature. Among Dr. Muller’s awards are National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, a Fulbright Fellowship, and a Mellon Fellowship.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1200 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 2 edition (September 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070442460
• ISBN-13: 978-0070442467
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,293,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Resource, March 11, 2009

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This review is from: The McGraw-Hill Introduction To Literature (Paperback)

This book is an excellent learning tool for college English. You will be introduced to many literary writers and become more familiar with literary terms.