Introduction to Literature,An (13th Edition) (Paperback)

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Product Description

This best seller-continues to set a high standard for introductory literature texts by maintaining the traditions that have made it a success while adding fresh, new material. Carefully selected classic and contemporary works incorporate a range of diverse voices, and the authors provide integrated coverage of the elements of literature and the writing process.

From the Back Cover

Caution:  the book you hold in your hands could change your life.

 

For almost fifty years, Introduction to Literature has been stirring up classroom discussion and providing topics for stimulating dinnertime conversation. 

 

Revised and refined over the course of fifteen editions, this ever-new bestselling anthology introduces you to classic and contemporary poems, stories, and plays.  Prepare to meet unforgettable characters, and to explore one of the world’s greatest frontiers — literature.  This book meets Franz Kafka’s standard:  “A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.” 

 

Throughout Introduction to Literature, you’ll find plenty of student papers to get you thinking about how you can make the most of your own assignments.  You can easily find help in three sections called “Students Writing about Stories,” “Students Writing about Poems,” and “Students Writing about Plays.”  

 

 

New to This Edition:

 

• More sample student essays and writing prompts to help you with assignments, from start to finish.
• New Chapter One focuses on the “how-to” of writing and gives you a clear and simple snapshot of the overall process.
• Several chapters devoted specifically to your writing skills–broken down by genre (how to write about fiction, how to write about poetry, how to write about drama)
• Strong representation of multicultural authors adds depth and breath to your reading experience--which is to say, to your life. 

 

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1900 pages
• Publisher: Longman; 13 edition (April 6, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321105702
• ISBN-13: 978-0321105707
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #817,055 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for my Literature Class. . . BUT, July 3, 2004

By	Damarian Dreamer "nowhere_gurl2" (South Dakota, USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this book for my college Literature class, overpaid as usual too. After a semester of use, the cover is falling apart, the pages are thin and rip easily and all of the paper is of a material that is hard to clean pencil marks from.

However, it is a great book. It contains a wealth of poems, stories and advice between the poorly-made pages. And, since the pages are thin, it wasn't as heavy to lug around campus. Very good content though, as I said. The stories are multi-national, there is abstract and realistic, old-fashioned and very modern, some ancient and even the lyrics to 1960's folk songs! One of my favorite lines in the book is "Margaret are you weeping over golden grove unleafing?" I also like the old sailors poem Western Wind "Western wind when wilt though blow? The small rain down can rain. Christ that my love were in my arms and I in my bed again."

Perhaps it helps that my literature professor is top notch and a noted author as well (Kent Meyers "The Work of Wolves") but he really made me love this book! There is gold within these pages, a very good choice for teaching college students to truly appreciate the many genres of literature from around the world and through the ages.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good college textbook, April 5, 2008

By	Brigid O'Shaunessy (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: An Introduction to Literature (Paperback)

There's not really much to say other than it's a pretty good book to use for an English class. A lot of great short stories and poems by brilliant authors including Hemingway, Hughes, Ellison, Frost, etc.

4.0 out of 5 stars good, November 5, 2009

By	Ranjan Dahal "Ran" (boston,MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Introduction to Literature, An (Second Printing) (15th Edition) (Paperback)

book condition is good and i liked it. i will look forward to buy other stuff too...