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Legacies: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction $89.99 Emphasizing critical thinking, as well as the reading and writing process, LEGACIES: FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA, NONFICTION will help you develop your analytical skills. Selections are organized by genre around five themes that progress from exploration of the self to larger issues. The themes in LEGACIES represent enduring questions literature has explored throughout its history, but that are usually not covered by other textbooks.

a to Z of Science Fiction Literature $45.47 ISBN-13: 9780810853973 ISBN-10: 0810853973 Title: a to Z of Science Fiction Literature . Author: Brian Stableford.

Introduction to Literature Fiction, Poetry, And Drama $51.24 ISBN-13: 9780321356017 ISBN-10: 0321356012 Title: Introduction to Literature Fiction, Poetry, And Drama. Author: Sylvan Barnet. Edition: 14th.

Introduction to Literature Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $40 ISBN-13: 9780321105707 ISBN-10: 0321105702 Title: Introduction to Literature Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: Sylvan Barnet. Edition: 13th.

Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $115.43 ISBN-13: 9780321428509 ISBN-10: 0321428501 Title: Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: Dana Gioia. Edition: 10th.

Literature Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $42.37 ISBN-13: 9780072295078 ISBN-10: 0072295074 Title: Literature Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: Robert Diyanni.

Literature Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $75.03 ISBN-13: 9780072996234 ISBN-10: 0072996234 Title: Literature Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: Not Available.

Literature Approaches to Fiction, Poetry and Drama $64.89 ISBN-13: 9780072426175 ISBN-10: 0072426179 Title: Literature Approaches to Fiction, Poetry and Drama. Author: Robert Diyanni. Edition: 5th.

To Read Literature Fiction Poetry Drama $121.45 ISBN-13: 9780030555428 ISBN-10: 0030555426 Title: To Read Literature Fiction Poetry Drama. Author: Donald Hall. Edition: 3rd.

Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature $81.6 ISBN-13: 9780810849389 ISBN-10: 0810849380 Title: Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature. Author: Brian Stableford.

Literature Reading Fiction Poetry and Drama $106.3 ISBN-13: 9780073252117 ISBN-10: 0073252115 Title: Literature Reading Fiction Poetry and Drama. Author: Robert Diyanni. Edition: 6th.

Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $6.14 ISBN-13: 9780072558067 ISBN-10: 0072558067 Title: Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: Robert DiYanni. Edition: 1st.

Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $27.49 ISBN-13: 9780131513693 ISBN-10: 0131513699 Title: Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: Gioia, Kennedy. Edition: 9th.

Introduction to Literature Fiction/Poetry/Drama $4.47 ISBN-13: 9780673523310 ISBN-10: 0673523314 Title: Introduction to Literature Fiction/Poetry/Drama. Author: Sylvan Barnet.

Literature $18.9 by: Kelly, Joseph , published by: W. W. Norton & Company. Books in VERY GOOD condition will be bought for the price in the PRICE field. Books in NEW condition will be bought for the price in the RETAILPRICE field.

Criticism And Fiction $9.99 Criticism And Fiction, by William Dean Howells, is a novel on literature and the critic of it.

Access Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama $88.99 Everyday culture is the access point from which you can begin to understand literature. With 53 fiction readings, 314 poems and 14 plays, Barnard and Winn's ACCESS LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FICTION, POETRY AND DRAMA presents the diverse and exciting voices of contemporary literature, including avant-pop and metafiction, as well as protest and performance poetry.

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $107.5 ISBN-13: 9780205698813 ISBN-10: 0205698816 Title: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: Joe (X. J. ) Kennedy, Dana Gioia. Edition: 11th.

Understanding Fiction $70.49 An intelligent, relevant, and lively new introduction to fiction builds on the success of its parent text, Understanding Literature. With accessible discussions of historical and cultural contexts and critical approaches, biographical information, and a stimulating table of contents, Understanding Fiction offers instructors and students an innovative option in anthologies. Accompanied by the Understanding Literature CD-ROM and Web Site, Understanding Fiction enriches the reading experience, enhances critical thinking, and promotes mastery in writing about fiction.

Literature for Composition Essays, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $75.03 ISBN-13: 9780321093646 ISBN-10: 032109364X Title: Literature for Composition Essays, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: AW. Edition: 6th.

Fiction of Old Age in Early Modern Literature $67 ISBN-13: 9780415324731 ISBN-10: 0415324734 Title: Fiction of Old Age in Early Modern Literature . Author: Nina Taunton.

Approaching Literature in the 21st Century Fiction, Poetry, Drama $8.92 ISBN-13: 9780312407568 ISBN-10: 0312407564 Title: Approaching Literature in the 21st Century Fiction, Poetry, Drama. Author: Jack Ridl.

Political Theory, Science Fiction, and Utopian Literature $85.99 ISBN-13: 9780739122822 ISBN-10: 0739122827 Title: Political Theory, Science Fiction, and Utopian Literature. Author: Tony Burns.

Writing Fiction For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature)) $11.5 ISBN-13: 9780470530702 ISBN-10: 0470530707 Title: Writing Fiction For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature)). Author: Randy Ingermanson, Peter Economy.

Backpack Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $79.19 ISBN-13: 9780321333735 ISBN-10: 032133373x Title: Backpack Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: Joe Kennedy.

Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing $46.9 ISBN-13: 9780205727582 ISBN-10: 0205727581 Title: Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Edition: 3rd.

Fiction Agonistes $18.95 Fiction Agonistes defends literature as a space where we experience the difference between living and imagining, life and life-like, reality and invention.

Living Literature An Introduction To Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $48.96 ISBN-13: 9780321088994 ISBN-10: 0321088999 Title: Living Literature An Introduction To Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: John C. Brereton. Edition: 1st.

Elements of Literature Essay, Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Film $30 ISBN-13: 9780195060256 ISBN-10: 0195060253 Title: Elements of Literature Essay, Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Film. Author: Robert Scholes. Edition: 4th.

Literature And Society An Introduction To Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction $26.46 ISBN-13: 9780131534575 ISBN-10: 0131534572 Title: Literature And Society An Introduction To Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction. Author: Pamela J. Annas. Edition: 4th.

Literature and Its Writers An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $68.51 ISBN-13: 9780312209797 ISBN-10: 0312209797 Title: Literature and Its Writers An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: Ann Charters. Edition: 2nd.

Literature and Society An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction $75.03 ISBN-13: 9780130124814 ISBN-10: 0130124818 Title: Literature and Society An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction. Author: Pamela J. Annas. Edition: 3rd.

Wilderness Visions: The Western Theme in Science Fiction Literature $35.99 ISBN-13: 9780893704001 ISBN-10: 0893704008 Title: Wilderness Visions: The Western Theme in Science Fiction Literature. Author: David Mogen, David Mogen. Edition: 2nd.

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Writing $55.99 ISBN-13: 9780205605811 ISBN-10: 0205605818 Title: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Writing. Author: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia. Edition: 5th.

Literature: Craft & Voice (Volume 1, Fiction) with Connect Literature Access Code $69.99 ISBN-13: 9780077376154 ISBN-10: 0077376153 Title: Literature: Craft & Voice (Volume 1, Fiction) with Connect Literature Access Code. Author: Nicholas Delbanco, Alan Cheuse. Edition: 1st.

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Compact Edition $91.81 ISBN-13: 9780205698783 ISBN-10: 0205698786 Title: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Compact Edition. Author: Joe (X. J. ) Kennedy, Dana Gioia. Edition: 6th.

To Read Literature $114.49 This book introduces the three principal types or genres of literature: fiction, poetry, and drama in a way that helps students read literature with pleasure, intelligence, and discrimination.

Science Fiction, Children's Literature, and Popular Culture $161 In a constantly changing world, individuals are forever growing to meet the challenges and developments that emerge around them. In contemporary society, technology is at the heart of change. Literature, too, reflects the evolution of culture and increasingly represents and considers technology. And as children become young adults, their reading helps shape their understanding of the world. This book examines representative works of science fiction, children's literature, and popular culture to show how these works reflect the process of growing up in a technological world. The volume looks at the simple picture books and comic books that appeal to small children; the formulaic adventures that fascinate older children; the films and television programs that are watched by children and young adolescents; the music videos and programming that appeal to young adults; and the popular novels that interest older readers. Included are discussions of Superman, the Hardy Boys, Star Trek, science fiction films, and music videos. The book points to similarities among popular culture, science fiction, and children's literature and demonstrates the relevance of these works to contemporary society.

Literature Pockets, Fiction $11.24 This book is in New - Excellent condition

Living by Fiction $9.99 Living by Fiction is written for--and dedicated to--people who love literature. Dealing with writers such as Nabokov, Barth, Coover, Pynchon, Borges, García Márquez, Beckett, and Calvino, Annie Dillard shows why fiction matters and how it can reveal more of the modern world and modern thinking than all the academic sciences combined. Like Joyce Cary's Art and Reality, this is a book by a writer on the issues raised by the art of literature. Readers of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and Holy the Firm will recognize Dillard's vivid writing, her humor, and the lively way in which she tackles the urgent questions of meaning in experience itself.

Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature $56 This classic text shows readers how children???s literature can capture the attention of K-8 students and foster a lifelong love of reading. It is the standard work in the field. The text covers learning about children???s literature, understanding children???s responses to literature, the history of children???s literature, beginning books, picture books and all of the genres (fantasy, poetry, realistic fiction, historical fiction, biography, and informational books), planning the literature program, and extending and evaluating children???s understandings of literature.

Literature and Gender Thinking Critically Through Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $56.82 ISBN-13: 9780321012609 ISBN-10: 0321012607 Title: Literature and Gender Thinking Critically Through Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: Robyn Wiegman.

Fiction Sets You Free Literature, Liberty, and Western Culture $50.42 ISBN-13: 9781587296048 ISBN-10: 1587296047 Title: Fiction Sets You Free Literature, Liberty, and Western Culture. Author: Russell A. Berman.

Anthology of Russian Literature from Earliest Writings to Modern Fiction Introduction to a Culture $89.99 ISBN-13: 9780765612465 ISBN-10: 0765612461 Title: Anthology of Russian Literature from Earliest Writings to Modern Fiction Introduction to a Culture. Author: .

A Companion to American Fiction 1865-1914 (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture) $37.23 ISBN-13: 9781405195539 ISBN-10: 1405195533 Title: A Companion to American Fiction 1865-1914 (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture).

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Compact Interactive Edition $76.39 ISBN-13: 9780205686094 ISBN-10: 0205686095 Title: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Compact Interactive Edition. Edition: 6th.

Literature And Its Writers A Compact Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, And Drama $15 ISBN-13: 9780312445744 ISBN-10: 0312445741 Title: Literature And Its Writers A Compact Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, And Drama. Author: Samuel Charters.

Japanese Science Fiction $105 As the literature of change and of the young, science fiction acts as a window to the minds of the young Japanese and to the uneasy alliance of the old and the new traditions therein.

Historic Control Textbooks $68.95 Historic Control Textbooks

Frightening Fiction $90 The development of the horror genre in childrenÆs literature has been a startling phenomenon û one that has provoked strong, but mixed, reactions. Frightening Fiction provides a lucid and lively guide to that genre, ranging from analyses of such popular series as Point Horror, Goosebumps, the X Files and the Buffy Stories, to the work of individual authors such as Robert Westall, David Almond, Philip Gross and Lesley Howarth.

Foucault and Fiction $120 Foucault and Fiction develops a unique approach to thinking about the power of literature by drawing upon the often neglected concept of experience in Foucault’s work. For Foucault, an ‘experience book’ is a book which transforms our experience by acting on us in a direct and unsettling way. Timothy O’Leary develops and applies this concept to literary texts. Starting from the premise that works of literature are capable of having a profound effect on their audiences, he suggests a way of understanding how these effects are produced. Offering extended analyses of Irish writers such as Swift, Joyce, Beckett, Friel and Heaney, O’Leary draws on Foucault’s concept of experience as well as the work of Dewey, Gadamer, and Deleuze and Guattari. Combining these resources, he proposes a new approach to the ethics of literature. Of interest to readers in both philosophy and literary studies, this book offers new insights into Foucault’s mature philosophy and an improved understanding of what it is to read and be affected by a work of fiction.

For Student Series Literary Movements: Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature $8.49 Aliens, time travel, sorcerers, and dragons! The domains of Science Fiction and Fantasy literature are recognizable to many people, but it is the messages and social commentary behind these icons that has captivated readers, and more recently critics, in the past two centuries. Science Fiction and Fantasy appear from the outside to be two distinct forms of literature, and yet the two genres share some similar characteristics and roots. This paradox has inspired much debate over the past century, while the movement itself has grown into a booming publishing industry that shows no signs of slowing. Critics and historians share widely different viewpoints about the origins of Science Fiction. Still, many have conceded that Mary Shelley's 1818 British novel Frankenstein was the first novel to explore the hypothetical implications of modern science. Most agree that Jules Verne's novels from his "Extraordinary Journeys" series, including Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth, helped to define the movement. Although most of the early works were published in Europe, in the first half of the twentieth century, Science Fiction and Fantasy literature exploded in the United States. This was due in large part to inexpensive, genre "pulp" magazines like Amazing Stories-which reprinted novels like H. G. Wells's The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds-and to more expensive magazines like Astounding....

Images of Women in Literature $91.49 Images of Women in Literature, Fifth Edition, is an anthology of literature--short fiction, poetry, and drama--by a broad range of female and male writers depicting the roles of women in literature.

Literature: Reading Fiction Poetry and Drama $7.6 No Synopsis Available

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To Read Literature: Fiction Poetry Drama $10 No Synopsis Available

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Keys of Middle-Earth Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien $132.04 ISBN-13: 9781403946720 ISBN-10: 1403946728 Title: Keys of Middle-Earth Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien. Author: Elizabeth Solopova.

Exploring Literature: Writing and Arguing about Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay $65.98 ISBN-13: 9780205640188 ISBN-10: 0205640184 Title: Exploring Literature: Writing and Arguing about Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay. Author: Frank Madden. Edition: 4th.

Exploring Literature Writing and Thinking About Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay $75.03 ISBN-13: 9780321162083 ISBN-10: 0321162080 Title: Exploring Literature Writing and Thinking About Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay. Author: Frank Madden. Edition: 2nd.

Exploring Literature Writing and Arguing About Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay $1.5 ISBN-13: 9780321366306 ISBN-10: 0321366301 Title: Exploring Literature Writing and Arguing About Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay. Author: Frank Madden. Edition: 3rd.

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Interactive Edition (with Mylitlab) $115.43 ISBN-13: 9780205606696 ISBN-10: 0205606695 Title: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Interactive Edition (with Mylitlab). Author: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia.

Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, And Drama, Interactive Edition-with Myliteraturelab $19.99 ISBN-13: 9780321355096 ISBN-10: 0321355091 Title: Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, And Drama, Interactive Edition-with Myliteraturelab. Author: X. Kennedy, Dana Gioia. Edition: 9th.

Contemporary Japanese Literature An Anthology Of Fiction, Film, And Other Writing Since 1945 $44.64 ISBN-13: 9780887274367 ISBN-10: 0887274366 Title: Contemporary Japanese Literature An Anthology Of Fiction, Film, And Other Writing Since 1945. Author: Howard Hibbett.

New Worlds for Old: The Apocalyptic Imagination, Science Fiction, and American Literature $6.36 ISBN-13: 9780253340528 ISBN-10: 0253340527 Title: New Worlds for Old: The Apocalyptic Imagination, Science Fiction, and American Literature. Author: David Ketterer.

An Annotated Bibliography of Jazz Fiction and Jazz Fiction Criticism $116 Albert provides a survey of the impact of jazz on both American and foreign fiction, along with an annotated listing of almost 400 short stories, novels, plays, and jazz fiction criticism. Access is augmented by an index of novels, plays, and short stories and by a general index. Albert examines the strong impact jazz and the blues have had on fiction. The annotated listing of 400 novels, short stories, and jazz fiction criticism will serve as a resource for those doing research in both music and literature, as well as serving as a reading guide for jazz devotees who are looking for literature with a jazz motif. Access is augmented by an index of novels, plays, and short stories and by a general index.

Crossover Fiction $85 In this volume, Beckett explores the global trend of crossover literature and explains how it is transforming literary canons, concepts of readerships, the status of authors, the publishing industry, and bookselling practices.

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Interactive Edition (11th Edition) $94.61 ISBN-13: 9780205686117 ISBN-10: 0205686117 Title: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Interactive Edition (11th Edition). Author: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia. Edition: 11th.

Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Drama, & Writing-- 3rd. Edition $35.98 ISBN-13: 9780205727575 ISBN-10: 0205727573 Title: Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Drama, & Writing-- 3rd. Edition. Author: X. J, and Dana Gioai, Editors Kennedy. Edition: 3rd.

Literature: Craft & Voice (Fiction, Poetry, Drama): Three Volume Set $70.56 ISBN-13: 9780077326333 ISBN-10: 0077326334 Title: Literature: Craft & Voice (Fiction, Poetry, Drama): Three Volume Set. Author: Nicholas Delbanco, Alan Cheuse. Edition: 1st.

Literature and Its Writers: A Compact Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $58.82 ISBN-13: 9780312556419 ISBN-10: 0312556411 Title: Literature and Its Writers: A Compact Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Author: Ann Charters Ann Charters, Samuel Charters. Edition: 5th.

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Portable Edition (11th Edition) $84.5 ISBN-13: 9780205686100 ISBN-10: 0205686109 Title: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Portable Edition (11th Edition). Author: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia. Edition: 11th.

Visualisation In Popular Fiction 1860-1960 $80 Explores the tradition of illustrated fiction in English, offering new approaches for its study and detailed discussions of a range of representative texts. Of value to students of literature, cultural studies, visual art and film.

Reading Textbooks $33.82 ISBN-13: 9780395718681 ISBN-10: 0395718686 Title: Reading Textbooks. Author: Harvey S. Wiener.

Literature: An introduction to fiction, poetry, and drama $1.5 This book is in Good Used condition

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Literature for Children $19.99 This volume reprints some of the most important essays published in the field of children's literature in the last five years and includes three new essays on folklore and science fiction, psychology, and cultural studies.

Young Adult Science Fiction $161 At the close of the nineteenth century, American youths developed a growing interest in electricity and its applications, machines, and gadgetry. When authors and publishers recognized the extent of this interest in technology, they sought to create reading materials that would meet this market need. The result was science fiction written especially for young adults. While critics tended to neglect young adult science fiction for decades, they gradually came to recognize its practical and cultural value. Science fiction inspired many young adults to study science and engineering and helped foster technological innovation. At the same time, these works also explored cultural and social concerns more commonly associated with serious literature. Nor was young adult science fiction a peculiarly American phenomenon: authors in other countries likewise wrote science fiction for young adult readers. This book examines young adult science fiction in the U.S. and several other countries and explores issues central to the genre. The first part of the book treats the larger contexts of young adult science fiction and includes chapters on its history and development. Included are discussions of science fiction for young adults in the U.S. and in Canada, Great Britain, Germany, and Australia. These chapters are written by expert contributors and chart the history of young adult science fiction from the nineteenth century to the present. The second section of the book considers topics of special interest to young adult science fiction. Some of the chapters look at particular forms and expressions of science fiction, such as films and comic books. Others treat particular topics, such as the portrayal of women in Robert Heinlein's works and representations of war in young adult science fiction. Yet another chapter studies the young adult science fiction novel as a coming-of-age story and thus helps distinguish the genre from science fiction written for adult readers. All chapt

A Companion to American Fiction 1865-1914 $200 Containing 29 essays and 12 illustrations with accompanying texts, this comprehensive volume is divided into three sections covering historical traditions and genres, contexts and themes, and major authors. The book also includes chapters on both frontier and urban narratives, Civil War literature, Darwin's influence on fiction, and more.

One World of Literature $92.99 One World of Literature addresses students' concerns about social relevance in their reading, and their growing interest in the literature of other cultures. This provocative anthology brings together fiction, poetry, and drama by twentieth-century authors from around the world.

Reading Series Fiction $29.99 This book investigates the 'series' in children's literature. It explores the nature and appeal of series writing, it provides an historical overview and looks at the nature of literary criticism applied to children's literature.

Michel Tournier and the Metaphor of Fiction $70 Michel Tournier is a writer who explores complex philosophical questions in the guise of concrete, imagistic narratives. This comprehensive study privileges the notion of literary reference, by which the world of text is understood or experienced in metaphorical relation to the world outside of it. Metaphor, in the context of Tournier’s fiction, shows how the fantastic merges with the real to provide new perspectives on many diverse aspects of the modern world: the Crusoe myth, Nazism, the value to society of art and religion, and the nature of education. This book elucidates an aesthetic of Tournier’s fiction that encompasses the writer’s stated ambition to ‘go beyond literature’.

American Science Fiction Film and Television $94.95 Science fiction film and television were initially inspired by the classic literature of HG Wells and Jules Verne. This book presents a critical history of late 20th Century SF together with an analysis of the cultural and thematic concerns of this popular genre.

Facts, Fiction, and African Creative Imaginations $65 This volume brings together insights from distinguished scholars from around the world to address the facts, fiction and creative imaginations in the pervasive portrayals of Africa, its people, societies and cultures in the literature and the media.

Literature and Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Britain $64 This title examines works of literature by Mary Shelley, Thomas Carlyle, the Brontë sisters, and George Eliot alongside medical lectures, textbooks and journal articles to demonstrate the similar ways of reading employed by nineteenth-century doctors and imaginative writers.

Literature for Composition: Essays, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama $26 No Synopsis Available

Living Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama $10 No Synopsis Available

Understanding Fiction With Understanding Literature Cd-rom $3 No Synopsis Available

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Literature and Society: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction $24 No Synopsis Available

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Elements of Literature; Essay, Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Film $7 No Synopsis Available

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing $97.73 No Synopsis Available

Literature; Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay $50.94 No Synopsis Available

Literature: Craft and Voice (Volume 1, Fiction) $73.04 No Synopsis Available

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Literature and Its Writers: An Introduction to Fiction, Poerty and Drama $58.84 No Synopsis Available

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Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Reference: An Annotated Bibliography of Works about Literature and Film $4.79 ISBN-13: 9780899504063 ISBN-10: 089950406x Title: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Reference: An Annotated Bibliography of Works about Literature and Film. Author: Keith L. Justice.

Literature Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (CUSTOM EDITION FOR INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE) $180.19 ISBN-13: 9780077293741 ISBN-10: 0077293746 Title: Literature Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (CUSTOM EDITION FOR INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE). Author: DiYanni. Edition: 6th.

Keys of Middle-Earth Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien $39.73 ISBN-13: 9781403946713 ISBN-10: 140394671x Title: Keys of Middle-Earth Discovering Medieval Literature Through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien. Author: Elizabeth Solopova.

The Supernatural in Short Fiction of the Americas $150 The continuing cultural encounters of the Americas, between European and indigenous cultures, and between scientific materialism and premodern supernaturalism, have originated new narrative forms. While supernatural short fiction of the Americas belongs to the broad category of the fantastic, which is generally approached synchronically, reading audiences of the past 200 years have shifted their beliefs about the supernatural several times. While nineteenth-century readers understood science as real and the supernatural as imaginary, modern audiences recognize both as inaccurate, a shift which allows authors of supernatural fiction to celebrate premodern indigenous beliefs which were once disdained by a materialist culture. This book situates supernatural short fiction of the Americas within the changing cultural and epistemological contexts of the last 200 years and explores how authors have drawn upon a wealth of indigenous traditions. The book begins with a discussion of theories of the supernatural and the fantastic. It then looks at some of the first encounters of European and Native American supernatural beliefs and points to the common elements of these early traditions. The volume next focuses on American literature of the nineteenth century, which has a complex fusion of materialist biases and metaphysical fascinations. The final portion of the book gives greater attention to Spanish-American literature and the blending of the supernatural with attitudes of nostalgia and uncertainty.

Writing About Literature: A Portable Guide, 2nd Edition $9.95 Writing about Literature introduces strategies for reading literature, explains the writing process and common writing assignments for literature courses, provides instruction in writing about fiction, poetry, and drama, and includes coverage of writing a research paper and of literary criticism and theory. This volume in Bedford/St. Martin???s popular series of Portable Anthologies and Guides offers the series??? trademark combination of high quality and great value for teachers looking to assign supplementary instruction on reading and writing about literature to their students.

Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy $140 Science fiction occupies a peculiar place in the academic study of literature. For decades, scholars have looked at science fiction with disdain and have criticized it for being inferior to other types of literature. But despite the sentiments of these traditionalists, many works of science fiction engage recognized canonical texts, such as the Odyssey, and many traditionally canonical works contain elements of science fiction. More recently, the canon has been subject to revision, as scholars have deliberately sought to include works that reflect diversity and have participated in the serious study of popular culture. But these attempts to create a more inclusive canon have nonetheless continued to marginalize science fiction. This book examines the treatment of science fiction within the academy. The expert contributors to this volume explore a wide range of topics related to the place of science fiction in literary studies. These include academic attitudes toward science fiction, the role of journals and cultural gatekeepers in canon formation, and the marginalization of specific works and authors by literary critics. In addition, the volume gives special attention to multicultural and feminist concerns. In discussing these topics, the book sheds considerable light on much broader issues related to the politics of literary studies and academic inquiry.

Literature: Craft & Voice (Fiction, Poetry, Drama) with Connect Literature Access Card $78.83 No Synopsis Available

America in Historical Fiction $63 Portrayals of America's people, places, and events in historical fiction integrate literature with history and make an exciting supplement to U.S. history classes. This book helps educators and students locate the best in classic and contemporary fiction in this subject area. Arranged in major chronological divisions of U.S. history, the annotated entries include standard bibliographic information, time period, subject, location, research base (if known), and whether the title is more appropriate for mature students or younger secondary students. VanMeter often lists prequels and sequels or notes when a title is more than 600 pages long. Extensive indexing provides access to entries on a wide variety of topics, from women, immigrants, and ethnic groups to military, political, and social events.

Growing Up with Literature $69.49 Growing Up with Literature, 5E provides a practical and understandable presentation of the literature references, evaluation features, and classroom strategies that can be put into practice right away. With 300 new children’s literature titles, and up to date research in language development and brain development, it is on the cutting edge of knowledge of early childhood education. All genres of literature are addressed including ABC/Counting books, folk and fairy tales, fables, and traditional/contemporary fiction and nonfiction.

Ursula K. Le Guin's Fiction for All Ages $26.99 This book critically examines Le Guin's fiction for all ages, and should be of great interest to her many admirers and to all students and scholars of children's literature.

Ireland and the Fiction of Improvement $99 This study of 'improving' fiction produced in Ireland in the 19th century demonstrates how this pamphlet literature shaped the mainstream literary culture. While uncovering previously neglected material, O'Connell also sheds new light on the work of Maria Edgeworth, Mary Leadbeater, William Carleton, Thomas Davis, J. M. Synge, W. B. Yeats, and others. - ;This is the first study of Irish improvement fiction, a neglected genre of nineteenth-century literary, social, and political history.Ireland and the Fiction of Improvement shows how the fiction of Mary Leadbeater, Charles Bardin, Martin Doyle, and William Carleton attempted to lure Irish peasants and landowners away from popular genres such as fantasy, romance, and 'radical' political tracts as well as 'high' literary and philosophical forms of enquiry. These writers. attempted to cultivate a taste for the didactic tract, an assertively realist mode of representation. Accordingly, improvement fiction laboured to demonstrate the value of hard work, frugality, and sobriety in a rigorously realistic idiom, representing the contentment that inheres in a plain social order free of. excess and embellishment. Improvement discourse defined itself in opposition to the perceived extremism of revolutionary politics and literary writing, seeking (but failing) to exemplify how both political discontent and unhappiness could be offset by a strict practicality and prosaic realism. This book demonstrates how improvement reveals itself to be a literary discourse, enmeshed in the very rhetorical abyss it sought to escape. In addition, the proudly liberal rhetoric of improvement is. shown to be at one with the imperial discourse it worked to displace. Helen O'Connell argues that improvement discourse is embedded in the literary and cultural mainstream of modern Ireland and has hindered the development of intellectual and political debate throughout this period. These issues are examined in chapters exp

Perrine's Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense $105.99 PERRINE'S LITERATURE – STRUCTURE, SOUND AND SENSE has set the standard for nearly 50 years as the most inclusive anthology of fiction, poetry and drama. Updated with only the lightest touch, these concise guides remain true to their original vision and true to the serious study of literature. The exemplary literary selections bring the elements of literature to life.

Reading Network Fiction $31.96 The marriage of narrative and the computer dates back to the 1980s, with the hypertext experiments of luminaries such as Judy Malloy and Michael Joyce. What has been variously called "hypertext fiction," "literary hypertext," and "hyperfiction" has surely surrendered any claim to newness in the 21st century. David Ciccoricco establishes the category of "network fiction" as distinguishable from other forms of hypertext and cybertext: network fictions are narrative texts in digitally networked environments that make use of hypertext technology in order to create emergent and recombinant narratives. Though they both pre-date and post-date the World Wide Web, they share with it an aesthetic drive that exploits the networking potential of digital composition and foregrounds notions of narrative recurrence and return. Ciccoricco analyzes innovative developments in network fiction from first-generation writers Michael Joyce (Twilight, a symphony, 1997) and Stuart Moulthrop (Victory Garden, 1991) through Judd Morrissey’s The Jew's Daughter (2000), an acclaimed example of digital literature in its latter instantiations on the Web. Each investigation demonstrates not only what the digital environment might mean for narrative theory but also the ability of network fictions to sustain a mode of reading that might, arguably, be called "literary." The movement in the arts away from representation and toward simulation, away from the dynamics of reading and interpretation and toward the dynamics of interaction and play, has indeed led to exaggerated or alarmist claims of the endangerment of the literary arts. At the same time, some have simply doubted that the conceptual and discursive intricacy of print fiction can migrate to new media. Against these claims, Reading Network Fiction attests to the verbal complexity and conceptual depth of a body of writing created for the surface of the screen.

The Idea of Music in Victorian Fiction $130 The Idea of Music in Victorian Fiction seeks to address fundamental questions about the function, meaning and understanding of music in nineteenth-century culture and society, as mediated through works of fiction. The eleven essays here, written by musicologists and literary scholars, range over a wide selection of works by both canonical writers such as Austen, Benson, Carlyle, Collins, Gaskell, Gissing, Eliot, Hardy, du Maurier and Wilde, and less-well-known figures such as Gertrude Hudson and Sara Shepherd. Each essay explores different strategies for interpreting the idea of music in the Victorian novel. Some focus on the degree to which scenes involving music illuminate what music meant to the writer and contemporary performers and listeners, and signify musical tastes of the time and the reception of particular composers. Other essays in the volume examine aspects of gender, race, sexuality and class that are illuminated by the deployment of music by the novelist. The result of these wide-ranging approaches to the subject of music and literature is a new network of methodologies for the continuing investigation of the culture and society of nineteenth-century music as reflected in that period's literary output.

Teaching Science Fact with Science Fiction $35 The literature of science fiction packs up the facts and discoveries of science and runs off to futures filled with both wonders and warnings. Kids love to take the journeys it offers for the thrill of the ride, but they can learn as they travel, too. This book will provide you with: an overview of the past 500 years of scientific thought and the literature of science fiction which it inspired; suggestions for finding and adapting the kind of science fiction that will work best for your classroom; detailed ideas and resources for teaching concepts in the physical, earth, space, and life sciences, as well in history and mathematics; and suggested activities for a variety of grade levels. Appendices provide: science references to help you keep the facts and the fictions straight; national science content standards; and detailed lesson plans for an earth science unit where students travel the depths of time and create their own time travelers' diaries.

Philosophy and Fiction: Essays in Literary Aesthetics $12.95 Peter Lamarque's refreshing, polemical anthology on the philosophy of literature covers the field's key debates: the role of the author, literary appreciation, the nature of fiction, the pleasures of tragedy, and the question of censorship. After a comprehensive and engaging introduction, five robust essays examine the central themes of the aesthetics of literature. A significant feature of the Cybereditions edition is Lamarque's new Preface, which includes an up-dated bibliography.

Beyond Textbooks $32 Technology is a key driver of educational innovation, and a variety of programmes focusing on investment in infrastructure, equipment, in-service training and digital learning resources have been established to promote its usage in primary and secondary schools. So far, little comparative analytical attention has been devoted to understanding how digital resources improve the quality of learning and to assessing the public policies that support their development and use, and the role played by other stakeholders like publishers, broadcasting companies and increasingly user communities. This publication aims to fill that gap by both reviewing and evaluating the process of systemic innovation. Drawing on case studies from five Nordic countries, the report assembles information on the knowledge bases and policy actors which impact each phase of this innovation process and the main factors which influence its success including governance, financing and user involvement.

An Anthology of Colonial and Postcolonial Short Fiction $52.49 This anthology offers a balanced approach to colonial and postcolonial literature through a rich tapestry of short stories by both British colonizers and affected indigenous people. Organized by region, the compelling stories reflect the evolution of colonialism from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Students explore the insights and emotions on both sides of the imperial fence, while learning about the hardships and triumphs of the colonial experience. A thorough pedagogical apparatus includes historical introductions, author headnotes, and reading questions that provide students with tools to approach each selection in an informed manner. Students come to appreciate how fiction both supported and questioned the basis and results of colonialism.

Nationalism, Islam and World Literature $85 The writer and politician Mahmud al-Mis'adi is a figure of prime importance in the development of North African literature and cultural politics. This book covers both his essays and fiction, written between the 1930s and 1990s, and also examines Arabic literature and its relationship to the West.

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