The Bedford introduction to literature : reading, thinking, writing /

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Group Author: Meyer, Michael, 1945- (Editor)
Published: Bedford/St. Martin's,
Publisher Address: Boston :
Publication Dates: [1999]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Fifth edition.
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Carrier Form: xliii, 2188 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN: 9780312171407 :
0312171404
9780312198060
031219806X
Index Number: PN6014
CLC: H319.4
Call Number: H319.4/B411/5th ed.
Contents: Introduction: reading imaginative literature -- Reading fiction -- Writing about fiction -- Plot -- Character -- Setting -- Point of view -- Symbolism -- Theme -- Style, tone, and irony -- A study of three authors: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Flannery O'Connor, and Alice Munro -- Critical case study: William Faulkner's "Barn burning" -- Critical case study: James Joyce's "Eveline" -- A collection of stories -- Reading poetry -- Writing about poetry -- Word choice, word order, and tone -- Images -- Figures of speech -- Symbol, allegory, and irony -- Sounds -- Patterns of rhythm -- Poetic forms -- Open form ...