Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay

by Robert DiYanni

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Presents an anthology that offers an introduction to the study of fiction, poetry, and drama, and is appropriate for introduction to literature courses as well as literature-based composition courses. This book blends well-known writers with a diverse gathering of international figures. It is supplemented by a coverage of writing about literature.

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Robert DiYanni received a B.A. from Rutgers University in 1968 and a Ph.D. from the City University of New York in 1976. He has taught at Queens College of the City University of New York, New York University, Harvard University, and Pace University. He has written articles and reviews on various aspects of literature, composition, and pedagogy. show more He has written numerous books including The McGraw-Hill Book of Poetry, Women's Voices, Like Season'd Timber: New Essays on George Herbert, and Modern American Poets: Their Voices and Visions. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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1986

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Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
808Literature & rhetoricLiterature, rhetoric & criticismRhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures
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PN49 .D52Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)Theory. Philosophy. Esthetics
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