Discovering Literature

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1993-01-01
Publisher(s): Pearson College Div
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Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Fiction
Preview: The World of Fictionp. 3
Setting: Landscapes of the Mindp. 31
Character: The Buried Selfp. 67
Plot: The Chain of Eventsp. 107
Point of View: Windows on the Worldp. 148
Symbol: The Eloquent Imagep. 182
Theme: The Search for Meaningp. 225
Style: A Manner of Speakingp. 267
The Writer's Voice: Flannery O'Connorp. 300
Perspectives: The Range of Interpretationp. 338
Other Voices/Other Visions: Stories for Further Readingp. 360
Poetry
Preview: What Is Poetry?p. 399
Pattern: The Whole Poemp. 432
Image: The Open Eyep. 465
Metaphor: Making Connectionsp. 486
Symbol: A World of Meaningsp. 511
Words: The Web of Languagep. 537
Form: Rhyme, Meter, and Stanzap. 566
Persona: Masks and Facesp. 602
Tone: The Human Voicep. 624
Irony and Paradox: Marrying Contrariesp. 645
Theme: The Making of Meaningp. 669
Myth and Allusion: Twice-Told Talesp. 690
Three Poets in Depth: Dickinson, Frost, Brooksp. 716
Perspectives: Poets and Criticsp. 766
Other Voices/Other Visions: Poems for Further Readingp. 784
Drama
Preview: The Heart of Dramap. 843
Greek Tragedy: The Embattled Protagonistp. 937
Shakespearean Tragedy: The Inner Conflictp. 1038
American Drama: Living the American Dreamp. 1151
Comedy: The Gift of Laughterp. 1295
New Directions: The Challenge to Conventionp. 1360
Perspectives: Enter Criticp. 1457
Other Voices/Other Visions: Plays for Further Readingp. 1470
Biographies of Poetsp. 1571
Glossary of Literary Termsp. 1599
Index of Authors, Titles, and First Linesp. 1625
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