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Reading, Thinking, Writing
By Michael Meyer, Margaret Atwood, Lewis Carroll, Антон Павлович Чехов, Kate Chopin, Charles Dickens, William Faulkner, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Joyce, Gabriel García Márquez, Herman Melville, Arthur Miller, Alice Munro, Sylvia Plath, Annie Proulx, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Alice Walker, Tennessee Williams and Edgar Allan Poe
"The Bedford Introduction to Literature" was published by Bedford/St. Martin's in 2002 - Boston, it has 2256 pages and the language of the book is English.
“The Bedford Introduction to Literature” Metadata:
- Title: ➤ The Bedford Introduction to Literature
- Authors: ➤ Michael MeyerMargaret AtwoodLewis CarrollАнтон Павлович ЧеховKate ChopinCharles DickensWilliam FaulknerNathaniel HawthorneJames JoyceGabriel García MárquezHerman MelvilleArthur MillerAlice MunroSylvia PlathAnnie ProulxWilliam ShakespeareMark TwainAlice WalkerTennessee WilliamsEdgar Allan Poe
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 2256
- Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
- Publish Date: 2002
- Publish Location: Boston
“The Bedford Introduction to Literature” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Children's fiction - Classic Literature - Crime - Detective and mystery stories - Fiction - Horror stories - Juvenile fiction - Revenge - Collections - College readers - literature - freedom - selfhood - self-fulfillment - meaning of love - short story - class conflict - tradition - change - death - short stories - allegory - nonlinear narrative - gentleman's agreements - recluses - Mentally ill women - sextons - clergy - Satanism - Puritans - catechism - Devil - Boys - Fathers and daughters - Young men - Copyists - Psychology - Securities industry - history and criticism - flashback - literary fiction - Death of a Salesman - Play - Sales personnel - Open Library Staff Picks - Fathers and sons - American drama - Drama - Selling - Characters - Study and teaching - Domestic drama - Plays - Father-son relationship - American literature - Reading Level-Grade 7 - Reading Level-Grade 9 - Reading Level-Grade 8 - Reading Level-Grade 11 - Reading Level-Grade 10 - Reading Level-Grade 12 - memory plays - autobiographical drama - Family - Human relations - Brothers and sisters - Mothers and sons - Families - Young women with disabilities - Mothers and daughters - Interpersonal relations
- People: ➤ Montresor - Fortunato - Luchresi - Lady Fortunato - Louise Mallard - Brently Mallard - Josephine - Richards - Sartoris Snopes - Abner Snopes - Lennie Snopes - Lizzie - Major de Spain - Mr. Harris - Emily Grierson - Homer Barron - Mr. Grierson - Tobe - Colonel Sartoris - Mr. Hooper - Elizabeth - Goodman Brown - Faith Brown - Goody Cloyse - Devil - Eveline Hill - Bartleby - Turkey - Nippers - Ginger Nut - John Jacob Astor - Cicero - Arthur Miller (1915-2005) - Willy Loman - Linda - Biff - Happy - Bernard - The Woman - Charley - Uncle Ben - Howard Wagner - Jenny Stanley - Miss Forsythe - Letta - Amanda Wingfield - Laura Wingfield - Tom Wingfield - Jim O'Connor
- Places: ➤ Mallard residence - Justice of the Peace Court - Jefferson - Mississippi - Yoknapatawpha County - Aylmer - Georgiana - New England - Salem Village - Massachusetts - New York - Wall Street - Boston - Saint Louis - Missouri
- Time: 19th century - Antebellum era - 1600s - Carnival
Edition Specifications:
- Format: hardcover
- Pagination: xlvii, 2256 pages
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL36676531M - OL27051398W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 47903811
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2001087441
- ISBN-13: 9780312259181
- ISBN-10: 0312259182
- All ISBNs: 0312259182 - 9780312259181
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"The Bedford Introduction to Literature" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Reading Fiction --
- 2- Writing about Fiction --
- 3- Plot --
- 4- Character --
- 5- Setting --
- 6- Point of View --
- 7- Symbolism --
- 8- Theme --
- 9- Style, Tone, and Irony --
- 10- Combining the Elements of Fiction --
- 11- A Study o f Nathaniel Hawthorne --
- 12- A Study of Flannery O'Connor --
- 13- A Study of Alice Munro --
- 14- A Critical Case Study: William Faulkner's "Barn Burning" --
- 15- A Cultural Case Study: James Joyce's "Eveline" --
- 16- A Thematic Case Study: The Nature of Storytelling --
- 17- Stories for Further Reading --
- 18- An Album of World Literature --
- 19- An Album of Contemporary Stories --
- 20- Reading Poetry --
- 21- Writing about Poetry --
- 22- Word Choice, Word Order, and Tone --
- 23- Images --
- 24- Figures of Speech --
- 25- Symbol, Allegory, and Irony --
- 26- Sounds --
- 27- Patterns of Rhythm --
- 28- Poetic Forms --
- 29- Open Forms --
- 30- Combining the Elements of Poetry --
- 31- A Study of Emily Dickinson --
- 32- A Study of Robert Frost --
- 33- A Study of Langston Hughes --
- 34- A Critical Case Study: T.S. Elliot's " The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock --
- 35- A Cultural Case Study: Julia Alvarez's "Queen, 1963" --
- 36- Two Thematic Case Studies: The Loce Poem and Teaching and Learning --
- 37- Brief Biographies of Selected Poets. Reading Drama --
- 38- Writing about Drama --
- 39- A Study of Sophocles --
- 40- A Study of William Shakespeare --
- 41- Modern Drama --
- 42- A Critical Case Study: Henrick Ibsen's A Doll House --
- 43- Experimental Trends in Drama --
- 44- A Cultural case Study: David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly --
- 45- Plays for Further Reading --
- 46- An Album of World Literature --
- 47- An Album of Contemporary Plays --
- 48- Critical Strategies for reading --
- 49- Reading and Writing --
- 50- The Literary Research Paper --
- 51- Taking Essay Examinations.
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