preface xl.

understanding literature 1

reading and writing about literature 15

fiction

understanding fiction 43

reading and writing about fiction 57

plot 82

character 121

setting 171

point of view 222

style, tone, and language 276

symbol and allegory 330

theme 381

charlotte perkins gilman's "the yellow wallpaper":

a casebook for reading, research, and writing 445

joyce carol oates's "where are you going, where have

you been?": a casebook for reading, research, and writing 492

fiction for further reading 541

authors and titles index ! 1

index of literary terms ! 14

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poetry

understanding poetry 767

discovering themes in poetry 775

reading and writing about poetry 801

voice 822

word choice. word order 865

imagery 897

figures of speech 916

sound 948..

form 976

symbol, allegory, allusion, myth 1012

the poetry of emily dickinson: a casebook

for reading, research, and writing 1039

the poetry of langston hughes: a casebook

for reading, research, and writing 1098

poetry for further reading 1149

biographical sketches of selected poets 1256

index of first lines of poetry i1

authors and titles index 15

index of literary terms 118

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drama

understanding drama 1289

reading and writing about drama 1316

plot 1336

character 1457

staging 1638

theme 1766

tennessee williams's the glass menagerie:

a casebook for reading, research, and writing 1904

william shakespeare's hamlet a casebook for reading, research, and writing 2000

writing aboyt literature

three special writing assignments 2143

writing a research paper 2165

using literary criticism in your writing 2199

writing essay exams about literature 2220

appendix: literary history: from aristotle to the present 2229

glossary of literary terms g1

credits c1

authors and titles index 111

index of literary terms 114

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