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| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| Fiction | |
| Preview: The World of Fiction | p. 3 |
| Setting: Landscapes of the Mind | p. 31 |
| Character: The Buried Self | p. 67 |
| Plot: The Chain of Events | p. 107 |
| Point of View: Windows on the World | p. 148 |
| Symbol: The Eloquent Image | p. 182 |
| Theme: The Search for Meaning | p. 225 |
| Style: A Manner of Speaking | p. 267 |
| The Writer's Voice: Flannery O'Connor | p. 300 |
| Perspectives: The Range of Interpretation | p. 338 |
| Other Voices/Other Visions: Stories for Further Reading | p. 360 |
| Poetry | |
| Preview: What Is Poetry? | p. 399 |
| Pattern: The Whole Poem | p. 432 |
| Image: The Open Eye | p. 465 |
| Metaphor: Making Connections | p. 486 |
| Symbol: A World of Meanings | p. 511 |
| Words: The Web of Language | p. 537 |
| Form: Rhyme, Meter, and Stanza | p. 566 |
| Persona: Masks and Faces | p. 602 |
| Tone: The Human Voice | p. 624 |
| Irony and Paradox: Marrying Contraries | p. 645 |
| Theme: The Making of Meaning | p. 669 |
| Myth and Allusion: Twice-Told Tales | p. 690 |
| Three Poets in Depth: Dickinson, Frost, Brooks | p. 716 |
| Perspectives: Poets and Critics | p. 766 |
| Other Voices/Other Visions: Poems for Further Reading | p. 784 |
| Drama | |
| Preview: The Heart of Drama | p. 843 |
| Greek Tragedy: The Embattled Protagonist | p. 937 |
| Shakespearean Tragedy: The Inner Conflict | p. 1038 |
| American Drama: Living the American Dream | p. 1151 |
| Comedy: The Gift of Laughter | p. 1295 |
| New Directions: The Challenge to Convention | p. 1360 |
| Perspectives: Enter Critic | p. 1457 |
| Other Voices/Other Visions: Plays for Further Reading | p. 1470 |
| Biographies of Poets | p. 1571 |
| Glossary of Literary Terms | p. 1599 |
| Index of Authors, Titles, and First Lines | p. 1625 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
Discovering Literature
by Guth, Hans Paul; Rico, Gabriele L.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1993-01-01
Publisher(s): Pearson College Div
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