A short guide to writing about literature 11th edition ebook

Paperback in English - 11 edition. A short guide to writing about literature , Longman. Hardcover in English - 5th edition. A short guide to writing about literature , Addison-Wesley Publishers. A short guide to writing about literature , HarperCollins College Publishers.

A short guide to writing about literature , HarperCollins. A short guide towriting about literature , Batsford Academic and Educational. A short guide to writing about literature , Little, Brown. A short guide to writing about literature. A short guide to writing about literature Publisher unknown. Edition Description "Emphasizing writing as a process and incorporating current critical approaches to literature, the Canadian edition of Sylvan Barnet's classic text A Short Guide to Writing about Literature offers you step-by-step guidance for writing effective essays.

Edition Notes Includes bibliographical references and indexes. C7 B3 Community Reviews 0 Feedback? Loading Related Books. April 9, Edited by AgentSapphire. August 19, Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!. Seller Inventory PSN Barnet, Sylvan; Cain, William E. Barnet, Sylvan ; Cain, William E. Publisher: Longman , This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. View all copies of this ISBN edition:. From the Inside Flap : Preface Favorable response to the sixth edition has allowed me to revise the book again.

Many changes have been made throughout, but the most obvious are: The increased amount of writing by students— annotations, preliminary notes, entries in journals, drafts, and complete essays Amplified checklists with questions that writers can ask themselves in order to generate ideas for essays Amplified discussions of current critical approaches, for example, Gender Feminist, Gay and Lesbian Criticism, Myth Criticism, New Historicism Chapters on What Is Literature?

Bibliographic suggestions concerning criticism and interpretation Suggestions about writing with a word processor Part One four chapters emphasizing the close connection between reading and writing assumes that we can't write well unless we can read well. Johnson said, There is not so poor a book in the world that would not be a prodigious effort were it wrought out entirely by a single mind, without the air of previous investigators. Buy New Learn more about this copy. Other Popular Editions of the Same Title.

Search for all books with this author and title. Customers who bought this item also bought. Stock Image. Published by Longman; 11th edition March 3, New Softcover Quantity: 1. Seller Rating:. This highly respected text is ideal as a supplement to any course where writing about literature or literary studies is emphasized.

Provides the apparatus, background, and critical help needed when writing about literature. Part I contains five chapters emphasizing the close connection between reading and writing. Part II contains four chapters on thinking critically about literature. Part III contains four chapters about fiction, drama, and poetry.

Part IV covers style and format, the research paper, and electronic sources. Two appendices include two stories that are the subject of student essays in the book, and a glossary of literary terms Numerous examples of preliminary notes, drafts, and revisions of drafts appear throughout the book. Provides lists of questions students can ask themselves about a given literary work. Includes checklists to assist in evaluating drafts.

New to This Edition. Pre-writing 63 2. Drafting 64 3. Revising 65 4. Previous editions. Sign In We're sorry!