Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, 2/e
Robert DiYanni,
New York University
ISBN: 0073124451 Copyright year: 2008
Feature Summary
Helps Students Approach Literature: DiYanni's Literature defines three essential approaches to the understanding of literature: experience--the impression of a work; interpretation--the meaning of the work; and evaluation--the value of the work.
Writers in Context: Eight writers are feature in context: Poe and O'Connor in fiction; Dickinson, Frost, and Hughes in poetry; and Sophocles, Shakespeare, and Ibsen in drama. These writers are presented in their full social and historical context. Their expansive entries include introductions to their lives and work, documentary photos and timelines, a rich selection of primary works, letters and other writings, and critical commentary.
Student Papers: Student papers can be found throughout the text to provide a wealth of examples of the different ways of writing about each genre.
Guide to Research and MLA Documentation: Chapter 30 offers a complete guide to writing a research paper, including how to evaluate and document sources, with student examples.
Critical Theory: Chapter 31 introduce students to the fundamental concerns and perspective of literary criticism.
ARIEL CD-ROM: Containing 28 interactive author casebooks (biographies, interactive texts, timelines, and bibliographies related to a single writer) and including a collection of readings of poems, dramatizations of stories, and brief video lectures by McGraw-Hill authors and other experts, A.R.I.E.L. is an ideal multimedia complement to DiYanni's text. Complete cross-references in the text indicate which authors are featured on A.R.I.E.L.
2008