文学：阅读、反应写作

Preface　1 Understanding Literature 　2 Reading and Writing about Literature FICTION　3 Understanding Fiction 　4 Reading and Writing about Fiction 　5 Plot 　6 Character 　7 Setting 　8 Point of View 　9 Style, Tone, and Language 　10 Symbol and Allegory 　11 Theme 　12Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper": A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing　13 Joyce Carol Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?": A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing

Preface　1 Understanding Literature 　2 Reading and Writing about Literature FICTION　3 Understanding Fiction 　4 Reading and Writing about Fiction 　5 Plot 　6 Character 　7 Setting 　8 Point of View 　9 Style, Tone, and Language 　10 Symbol and Allegory 　11 Theme 　12Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper": A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing　13 Joyce Carol Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?": A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing　14 Fiction for Further Reading 　Authors and Titles Index !　Index of Literary Terms ! 　PhotosPOETRY　15 Understanding Poetry　16 Discovering Themes in Poetry 　17 Reading and Writing about Poetry 　18 Voice 　19 Word Choice. Word Order　20 Imagery　21 Figures of Speech　22 Sound 　23 Form　24 Symbol, Allegory, Allusion, Myth 　25 The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing 　26 The Poetry of Langston Hughes: A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing 　27 Poetry for Further Reading 　28 Biographical Sketches of Selected Poets 　Index of First Lines of Poetry 　Authors and Titles Index 　Index of Literary Terms 　PhotosDRAMA　29 Understanding Drama 　30 Reading and Writing about Drama 　31 Plot 　32 Character 　33 Staging 　34 Theme　35 Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie: A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing 　36 William Shakespeare's Hamlet A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing WRITING ABOYT LITERATURE　37 Three Special Writing Assignments 　38 Writing a Research Paper 　39 Using Literary Criticism in Your Writing 　40 Writing Essay Exams about Literature　Appendix: Literary History: From Aristotle to the Present 　Glossary of Literary Terms　Credits　Authors and Titles Index 　Index of Literary Terms 　Photos

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