An Introduction to literature: Fiction, poetry, drama
by Sylvan Barnet, William Burto
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This anthology contains classic writings as well as contemporary and multicultural voices. This new edition includes over fifty short stories, more than two hundred poems, and a selection of plays with expanded coverage of contemporary drama and the inclusion of more classic works.Tags
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The book contains many classic bits of short fiction, like "A Rose for Emily", "The Cask of Amontillado"; lyric and narrative poetry, "My Last Duchess", "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"; and so much more content. They're arranged in groups that display some common characteristic; there is a group of poems that deal with metaphor, another with personification and simile. Many of these works are those I remember from school and still love. (Yes, I'm a word nerd, and proud of it!) I forsee many hours of perusal and enjoyment from this found treasure.
When I was studying English for undergrad, I had to purchase an excessive number of copies of literature textbooks and anthologies. This was one of them, which will most likely never be used again, but considering it cost me as much as it did, it'll stick around for a bit longer.
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Sylvan Saul Barnet was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 11, 1926. During World War II, he served in the Army for two years. He received a bachelor's degree in English from New York University in 1948 and a master's degree in 1950 and a doctorate in 1954 from Harvard University. For the next three decades, he taught freshman writing and show more literature at Tufts University. He wrote or edited numerous textbooks including An Introduction to Literature, A Short Guide to Writing About Literature, A Short Guide to Writing About Art, The Study of Literature: A Handbook of Critical Essays and Terms, and Critical Thinking, Reading and Writing: A Brief Guide to Argument. In the early 1960s, he decided that his students at Tufts University needed an edition of Shakespeare with each play in a separate volume including an introduction and study aids. He presented the idea to editors at the New American Library. The editors approved of the idea and Barnet became the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series. He was the co-author with William Burto of Zen Ink Paintings, which was published in 1982. He died of cancer on January 11, 2016 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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