Watching: Literature: approaches to fiction, poetry, and drama / edition 2
This anthology offers a lively introduction to the study of fiction, poetry, and drama, and is appropriate for introduction to literature courses as well as literature-based composition courses. Known for its clear presentation of the formal elements of literary analysis, DiYanni”s Literature effectively balances classical, modern, and contemporary works across the three major genres, blending well-known writers with a diverse gathering of newer, international figures. This literary breadth is supplemented by extensive coverage of writing about literature, making DiYanni an excellent resource for literature instructors who want a full-featured anthology.
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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).
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION: READING (AND WRITING ABOUT) LITERATUREReading LiteratureThe Pleasures of Reading LiteratureThe Pleasures of FictionThe Dog and the ShadowLearning to Be Silent*Reading the Parable in ContextThe Pleasures of PoetryRobert Frost, Dust of Snow*Reading Frost”s poem in ContextThe Pleasures of DramaUnderstanding Literature: Experience/ Interpretation/ EvaluationWriting About LiteratureReasons for Writing about Literature*Reading a play in ContextWays of Writing about LiteratureThe Writing ProcessDraftingRevisingEditingPART ONE: FICTIONCHAPTER 1: READING STORIESLuke, The Prodigal SonThe Experience of FictionThe Interpretation of Fiction*Reading in ContextThe Evaluation of FictionJohn Updike, A&PThe Act of Reading FictionKate Chopin, The Story of an HourChapter 2: TYPES OF SHORT FICTIONEarly Forms: Parable, Fable, and TaleAesop, The Wolf and the MastiffPetronius, The Widow of EphesusThe Short StoryThe Nonrealistic Story(and more…)
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