About the Book

KEY BENEFIT: This thematically organized anthology treats literature as a continually expanding commentary on our infinitely varied lives, helping to make the connection between literature and our own unique life stories. KEY TOPICS: Each of the anthology's themes--Family, Men and Women, Vulnerability, Freedom and Responsibility, Creativity, and Quest--progresses outward from reflections on the self to more universal issues. - Within each theme, the readings provide a unique combination of traditional and contemporary works that highlight the diverse cultures and perspectives of our world today. - This anthology takes a process-oriented approach to reading and interpreting literature demonstrating how natural it is to move from engagement with literature to response and then to interpretation and persuasive writing. MARKET: For those interested in an anthology that covers the writing process in Part I with a thematically organized anthology in Part II.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 1192 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Longman Publishing Group (Jul. 31st, 2008)

ISBN-10: 0205606385

ISBN-13: 9780205606382

Dimensions: 6.00 x 8.80 x 1.30 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.05 lbs

• Categories: Rhetoric Education General Literary Criticism