Literature

KEY BENEFIT: Literature An Introduction to Reading and Writing integrates the writing process into the presentation of all literary genres, elements, and major writers throughout the entire text. KEY TOPICS: Over 400 stories, poems, and plays gives the reader a broad selection of time-tested classics by writers like Guy de Maupassant, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Shirley Jackson alongside of acclaimed, innovative contemporary work by such diverse voices as Amy Tan, Raymond Carver, and Leslie Marmon Silko. Part I is devoted to reading, responding to, and writing about literature. There is one chapter on research for each genre. Portraits/photos of writers give readers a more personal sense of the authors being studied. MARKET: For anyone wanting to engage in the study of literature to improve their writing skills.