Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry and Drama, Sixth Edition (DiYanni)

Table of Contents

*New to this edition

PART ONE: FICTION

READING AND WRITING ABOUT FICTION

Chapter 1: Reading Stories
Chapter 2: Types of Short Fiction
Chapter 3: Elements of Fiction
Chapter 4: Writing About Fiction

THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT FICTION

Chapter 5: Three Fiction Writers In Context
*Chapter 6: Literary Nonfiction
*Chapter 7: Envisioning Narrative

AN ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT FICTION

Chapter 8: A Selection of Contemporary Fiction
Chapter 9: A Selection of World Fiction
Chapter 10: For Further Reading

PART TWO: POETRY

READING AND WRITING ABOUT POETRY

Chapter 11: Reading Poems
Chapter 12: Types of Poetry
Chapter 13: Elements of Poetry
Chapter 14: Writing about Poetry

THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT POETRY

Chapter 15: Transformations
Chapter 16: Envisioning Poetry
Chapter 17: Three Poets in Context

ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS

Chapter 18: A Selection of Contemporary Poetry
Chapter 19: A Selection of World Poetry
Chapter 20: For Further Reading
Chapter 21: Lives of the Poets

PART THREE: DRAMA

READING AND WRITING ABOUT DRAMA

Chapter 22: Reading Plays
Chapter 23: Types of Drama
Chapter 24: Elements of Drama
Chapter 25: Writing about Drama

THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT DRAMA: PLAYS IN CONTEXT AND PERFORMANCE

Chapter 26: The Greek Theater: Sophocles in Context
Chapter 27: The Elizabethan Theater: Shakespeare in Context
Chapter 28: The Modern Realistic Theater: Ibsen in Context
Chapter 29: Envisioning Drama: Miller and Williams in Performance

AN ANTHOLOGY OF PLAYS

Chapter 30: A Collection of Modern Drama
Chapter 31: A Collection of Contemporary Plays

PART FOUR: RESEARCH AND CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES

Chapter 32: Writing with Sources
Chapter 33: Critical Theory: Approaches to the Analysis and Interpretation of Literature
Chapter 34: Critical Comments about Literature