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Subjects
College readers, Literature, Collections, Literature, collections, Anthologies, Anglais (Langue), Lectures et morceaux choisis (Enseignement supérieur), freedom, selfhood, self-fulfilment, meaning of love, short story, Children's fiction, Classic Literature, Crime, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Horror stories, Juvenile fiction, Revenge, literature, class conflict, tradition, change, death, short stories, allegory, nonlinear narrative, gentleman's agreements, recluses, Mentally ill women, sextons, clergy, Satanism, Puritans, catechism, Devil, Boys, Fathers and daughters, Young men, Copyists, Psychology, Securities industry, history and criticism, flashback, literary fiction, Death of a Salesman, Play, Sales personnel, Open Library Staff Picks, Fathers and sons, American drama, Drama, Selling, Characters, Study and teaching, Domestic drama, Plays, Father-son relationship, American literature, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, memory plays, autobiographical drama, Family, Human relations, Brothers and sisters, Mothers and sons, Families, Young women with disabilities, Mothers and daughters, Interpersonal relations
People
Louise Mallard, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Richards, Montresor, Fortunato, Luchresi, Lady Fortunato, Sartoris Snopes, Abner Snopes, Lennie Snopes, Lizzie, Major de Spain, Mr. Harris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Colonel Sartoris, Mr. Hooper, Elizabeth, Goodman Brown, Faith Brown, Goody Cloyse, Devil, Eveline Hill, Bartleby, Turkey, Nippers, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Cicero, Arthur Miller (1915-2005), Willy Loman, Linda, Biff, Happy, Bernard, The Woman, Charley, Uncle Ben, Howard Wagner, Jenny Stanley, Miss Forsythe, Letta, Amanda Wingfield, Laura Wingfield, Tom Wingfield, Jim O'Connor
Places
Mallard residence, Justice of the Peace Court, Jefferson, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Aylmer, Georgiana, New England, Salem Village, Massachusetts, New York, Wall Street, Boston, Saint Louis, Missouri
Times
19th century, Antebellum era, 1600s, Carnival

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Reading imaginative literature
FICTION
Reading fiction
Writing about fiction
Plot
Character
Setting
Point of view
Symbolism
Theme
Style, tone, and irony
Combiningt he elements of fiction: A writing process
A study of Nathaniel Hawthorne
A study of Flannery O'Connor
A critical case study: William Faulkner's "Barn Burning"
A thematic case study: The literature of the South
A thematic case study: Humor and satire
An album of contemproary stories
Stories for further reading
POETRY
Reading poetry
Encountering poetry: Images of poetry in popular culture
Writing about poetry
Word choice, word order, and tone
Images
Figures of speech
Symbol, allegory, and irony
Sounds
Patterns of Rhythm
Poetic forms
A study of Robert Frost
A study of Langston Hughes
A study of Julia Alvarez: Five poems
A thematic case study: Love and longing
A thematic case study: Teaching and learning
A thematic case study: Humor and satire
An album of contemporary poems
A collection of poems
A thematic case study: Border crossings
DRAMA
Reading drama
Writing about drama
A study of Sophocles
A study of William Shakespeare
Modern Drama
A critical case study: Henrik Ibsen's " A Doll House"
A thematic case study: An album of contemporary humor and satire
Plays for further reading
Critical strategies for reading
Reading adn writing
The literary research paper
Taking essay examinations.

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Includes indexes.

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Genre
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Library of Congress
PN6014 .B396 2009

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xlvi, 1652 p :
Number of pages
1652

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OL22997039M
ISBN 10
0312469594, 0312474113
ISBN 13
9780312469597, 9780312474119
LCCN
2007934706
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2897128

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