Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, Compact (Reprint) , with MLA Update
- ISBN-10
- 0130121231
- ISBN-13
- 9780130121233
- Series
- Literature
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 1472
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pearson College Division
- Authors
- Henry E. Jacobs, Edgar V. Roberts
Description
For Introduction to Literature; Freshman Composition, second semester, where the focus is on writing about literature. A brief, paperback version of the best-selling Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, this compact edition retains all of the outstanding features of the original text. Like the book on which it is based, it is dedicated throughout to the interlocking processes of reading and writing. In addition to carefully chosen literary selections, each chapter contains detailed information on and sample essays for writing about literature.
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