Author: Hans Paul Guth
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780132197342
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1694
Book Description
Introduces students to the diversity of their literary culture. Through its discussions, expanded canon, critical perspectives, and juxtapositions of similar works by authors from different periods or traditions, the book encourages investigations of literature.
To Read Literature, Fiction, Poetry, Drama
Author: Donald Hall
Publisher: Holt McDougal
ISBN: 9780030062070
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1310
Book Description
This book introduces the three principal types or genres of literature: fiction, poetry, and drama in a way that helps students read literature with pleasure, intelligence, and discrimination.
Publisher: Holt McDougal
ISBN: 9780030062070
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1310
Book Description
This book introduces the three principal types or genres of literature: fiction, poetry, and drama in a way that helps students read literature with pleasure, intelligence, and discrimination.
Access Literature
Author: Barbara A. Barnard
Publisher: Heinle & Heinle Publishers
ISBN: 9780155069664
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With its 53 fiction readings, 314 poems and 14 plays, [This book] provides students with a grounding in the traditional canon that is a vital part of our literary heritage, while at the same time presenting the diverse voices that are an essential part of our cultural record and an exciting force in contemporary literature. Unlike other introductory texts, [this book] links the traditional elements of literature to the everyday culture students already know well. [The book] introduce[s] elements using everyday images, inviting students to draw the connections between them. The chapter on plot, for example, begins with storyboards form a television commercial; word choice, word-order, and tone, which a collection of personal ads; setting and staging with street murals. By showing that even pop culture uses the elements of the literature they study in class, [the book] helps students realize that the literary concepts simply reflect ideas that we all encounter in our daily lives, and that literature itself is simply a reflection of human experience.-Back cover.
Publisher: Heinle & Heinle Publishers
ISBN: 9780155069664
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With its 53 fiction readings, 314 poems and 14 plays, [This book] provides students with a grounding in the traditional canon that is a vital part of our literary heritage, while at the same time presenting the diverse voices that are an essential part of our cultural record and an exciting force in contemporary literature. Unlike other introductory texts, [this book] links the traditional elements of literature to the everyday culture students already know well. [The book] introduce[s] elements using everyday images, inviting students to draw the connections between them. The chapter on plot, for example, begins with storyboards form a television commercial; word choice, word-order, and tone, which a collection of personal ads; setting and staging with street murals. By showing that even pop culture uses the elements of the literature they study in class, [the book] helps students realize that the literary concepts simply reflect ideas that we all encounter in our daily lives, and that literature itself is simply a reflection of human experience.-Back cover.
Discovering Literature
Author: Hans Paul Guth
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780132197342
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1694
Book Description
Introduces students to the diversity of their literary culture. Through its discussions, expanded canon, critical perspectives, and juxtapositions of similar works by authors from different periods or traditions, the book encourages investigations of literature.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780132197342
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1694
Book Description
Introduces students to the diversity of their literary culture. Through its discussions, expanded canon, critical perspectives, and juxtapositions of similar works by authors from different periods or traditions, the book encourages investigations of literature.
Reading for Preaching
Author: Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802870775
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
In Reading for Preaching Cornelius Plantinga makes a striking claim: preachers who read widely will most likely become better preachers. Plantinga -- himself a master preacher -- shows how a wide reading program can benefit preachers. First, he says, good reading generates delight, and the preacher who enters the world of delight goes with God. Good reading can also help tune the preacher's ear for language -- his or her primary tool. General reading can enlarge the preacher's sympathies for people and situations that she or he had previously known nothing about. And, above all, the preacher who reads widely has the chance to become wise. This beautifully written book will benefit not just preachers but anyone interested in the wisdom to be derived from reading. Works that Plantinga interacts with in the book include The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini Enrique's Journey, by Sonia Nazario Silence, by Shusaku Endo "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" by Leo Tolstoy "Narcissus Leaves the Pool" by Joseph Epstein Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo . . . and many more!
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802870775
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
In Reading for Preaching Cornelius Plantinga makes a striking claim: preachers who read widely will most likely become better preachers. Plantinga -- himself a master preacher -- shows how a wide reading program can benefit preachers. First, he says, good reading generates delight, and the preacher who enters the world of delight goes with God. Good reading can also help tune the preacher's ear for language -- his or her primary tool. General reading can enlarge the preacher's sympathies for people and situations that she or he had previously known nothing about. And, above all, the preacher who reads widely has the chance to become wise. This beautifully written book will benefit not just preachers but anyone interested in the wisdom to be derived from reading. Works that Plantinga interacts with in the book include The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini Enrique's Journey, by Sonia Nazario Silence, by Shusaku Endo "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" by Leo Tolstoy "Narcissus Leaves the Pool" by Joseph Epstein Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo . . . and many more!
The Poetry Toolkit: The Essential Guide to Studying Poetry
Author: Rhian Williams
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441182780
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Now in its 2nd edition, this guide helps students build the knowledge and tools needed to tackle poetry with confidence.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441182780
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Now in its 2nd edition, this guide helps students build the knowledge and tools needed to tackle poetry with confidence.
Literature and Its Writers
Author: Ann Charters
Publisher: Bedford/st Martins
ISBN: 9780312405113
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 1722
Book Description
Publisher: Bedford/st Martins
ISBN: 9780312405113
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 1722
Book Description
Living Literature
Author: John C. Brereton
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780321088994
Category : Academic writing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Living Literature focuses on literature as one part of a living, fluid conversation across cultures and time periods while encouraging readers to explore and interact with the literature. Each feature in this innovative anthology accentuates the study of literature as a continual dialogue, encouraging readers to explore, interact with, and respond to what they read. Organized by genre, LIVING LITERATURE lends context to a vibrant collection of stories, poems, and plays by highlighting several "moments" in which writers, painters, photographers, critics, filmmakers, and musicians all derive inspiration from one another. The book then shows students how to add their own voices to that ongoing conversation, and how to go from being passive readers to active participants and critical thinkers. As author John Brereton writes in the book's preface, the "cultural conversation in thinking, speaking, and writing about literature is a powerful means of participating in the world around usndash;of playing our parts as community and world citizens." Literature enthusiasts looking for a new perspective.
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780321088994
Category : Academic writing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Living Literature focuses on literature as one part of a living, fluid conversation across cultures and time periods while encouraging readers to explore and interact with the literature. Each feature in this innovative anthology accentuates the study of literature as a continual dialogue, encouraging readers to explore, interact with, and respond to what they read. Organized by genre, LIVING LITERATURE lends context to a vibrant collection of stories, poems, and plays by highlighting several "moments" in which writers, painters, photographers, critics, filmmakers, and musicians all derive inspiration from one another. The book then shows students how to add their own voices to that ongoing conversation, and how to go from being passive readers to active participants and critical thinkers. As author John Brereton writes in the book's preface, the "cultural conversation in thinking, speaking, and writing about literature is a powerful means of participating in the world around usndash;of playing our parts as community and world citizens." Literature enthusiasts looking for a new perspective.
To Read a Poem
Author: Donald Hall
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
To Read a Poem begins the study of poetry by examining whole poems, emphasizing the goal of reading is not the analysis of parts but the understanding of wholes. For a fuller definition of petry's elements, later chapters concentrate on parts. Selections are frequently modern or contemporary, supplementing them with biographical notes on all poets. To Read a Poem will help students read poetry with intelligence, gusto, and discrimination.
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
To Read a Poem begins the study of poetry by examining whole poems, emphasizing the goal of reading is not the analysis of parts but the understanding of wholes. For a fuller definition of petry's elements, later chapters concentrate on parts. Selections are frequently modern or contemporary, supplementing them with biographical notes on all poets. To Read a Poem will help students read poetry with intelligence, gusto, and discrimination.
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Author: Thomas C. Foster
Publisher: Harper
ISBN: 9780062696854
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The classic guide, now available in a hardcover edition—a lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes and contexts, that shows you how to make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable. While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings interwoven in these texts. How to Read Literature Like a Professor helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the eyes—and the literary codesof the ultimate professional reader, the college professor. What does it mean when a literary hero is traveling along a dusty road? When he hands a drink to his companion? When he's drenched in a sudden rain shower? Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices and form, Thomas C. Foster provides us with a broad overview of literature—a world where a road leads to a quest, a shared meal may signify a communion, and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just a shower—and shows us how to make our reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun. This revised edition includes new chapters, a new preface and epilogue, and incorporates updated teaching points that Foster has developed over the past decade.
Publisher: Harper
ISBN: 9780062696854
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The classic guide, now available in a hardcover edition—a lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes and contexts, that shows you how to make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable. While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings interwoven in these texts. How to Read Literature Like a Professor helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the eyes—and the literary codesof the ultimate professional reader, the college professor. What does it mean when a literary hero is traveling along a dusty road? When he hands a drink to his companion? When he's drenched in a sudden rain shower? Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices and form, Thomas C. Foster provides us with a broad overview of literature—a world where a road leads to a quest, a shared meal may signify a communion, and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just a shower—and shows us how to make our reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun. This revised edition includes new chapters, a new preface and epilogue, and incorporates updated teaching points that Foster has developed over the past decade.
An Introduction to Literature
Author: Sylvan Barnet
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780673522672
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 1574
Book Description
Gathers examples of literature from Shakespeare to August Wilson, Leo Tolstoy to Amy Tan, and William Blake to Derek Walcott
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780673522672
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 1574
Book Description
Gathers examples of literature from Shakespeare to August Wilson, Leo Tolstoy to Amy Tan, and William Blake to Derek Walcott