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 !
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POETRY
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
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DRAMA
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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