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Tables of Contents for Literature and Its Writers
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface for Instructors
v
Introduction: Connecting with Literature
xliii
Part One READING, THINKING, AND WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE
1
30
Part Two FICTION
31
770
What Is a Short Story?
33
4
The Elements of Fiction: A Storyteller's Means
37
11
Reading, Thinking, and Writing about Short Fiction
48
7
Stories and Storytellers
55
605
Commentaries on Stories and Storytellers
660
79
Casebooks on Stories and Storytellers
739
62
Part Three POETRY
801
480
What Is a Poem?
803
8
The Elements of Poetry: A Poet's Means
811
22
The Elements of Poetry: A Poet's Meanings
833
25
The Types of Poetry: A Poet's Forms
858
28
The Types of Poetry: Other Poetic Forms
886
32
Poets Speaking Out: Poems about Politics, Society, and the Environment
918
24
Poet to Poet
942
13
Reading, Thinking, and Writing about Poetry
955
10
Poems and Poets
965
188
Commentaries on Poetry and Poets
1153
80
Casebooks on Poetry and Poets
1233
48
Part Four DRAMA
1281
788
What Is a Play?
1283
5
The Elements of Drama: A Playwright's Means
1288
19
Reading, Thinking, and Writing about Drama
1307
10
Plays and Playwrights
1317
632
Commentaries on Plays and Playwrights
1949
66
Casebooks on Plays and Playwrights
2015
54
Part Five DEVELOPING YOUR IDEAS ABOUT LITERATURE
2069
65
Critical Perspectives and Literary Theory
2071
10
Basic Types of Literary Papers
2081
11
Writing Research Papers
2092
42
Index of First Lines
2134
5
Index of Authors and Titles
2139
16
Index of Terms
2155