The Bedford introduction to literature : reading, thinking, writing /
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Bedford/St. Martin's,
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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 ... |