COMPACT Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing (with 2016 MLA Update Card)

COMPACT Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing (with 2016 MLA Update Card)
ISBN-10
1337284971
ISBN-13
9781337284974
Series
Compact Literature
Category
Academic writing
Pages
1684
Language
English
Published
2016-06-24
Publisher
Wadsworth Publishing
Authors
Laurie G. Kirszner, Stephen R. Mandell

Description

Learn how to write about literature the convenient, affordable way! COMPACT LITERATURE: READING, REACTING, WRITING,9E helps you succeed in class and make literature a part of your life. Combining a broad selection of literature with time-proven writing instruction, this reader-friendly text walks you step-by-step through the entire research and writing process, helping you learn to craft literary analyses and arguments. Demonstrating that writing about literature is a process of discovery, examination, and debate, the text includes a comprehensive guide to writing about literature with full coverage of critical thinking and argument. Sampler chapters on fiction, poetry, and drama involve you in the variety and diversity of literature through brief, accessible works that showcase representative selections from four popular contemporary literary subgenres. Each student text is packaged with a free Cengage Essential Reference Card to the MLA HANDBOOK, Eighth Edition.

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