Writing about literature

著者

• Roberts, Edgar V.

書誌事項

Writing about literature

Edgar V. Roberts

Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2006

11th ed

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Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Appropriate for any college course or advanced placement course that emphasizes writing about literature. Message: Writing about Literature serves as a hands-on guide for writing about literature, thus justifying the integration of literature and composition. The reading of literature encourages students to think, and the use of literary topics gives instructors a viable way to combine writing and literary study. Story: When Ed Roberts first wrote Writing about Literature many years ago, he was responding to a direct need in his classroom. He realized that there was a direct connection between the way he made his assignments and the quality of student work he received. The more he described to his students what he wanted, and the longer he explained things, the better the final essays turned out to be. That's when he started to write and hand out directions, thus saving him valuable classroom time. He tried and tested each assignment in a number of separate classes, and he has made innumerable changes and improvements based on both student questions and student writing. To this day, each new edition is revised and tweaked based on professors' needs.

目次

• To the Instructor xi Chapter 1 Preliminary: The Process of Reading, Responding to, and Writing About Literature What Is Literature, and Why Do We Study It? Types of Literature: The Genres Reading Literature and Responding to It Actively GUY DE MAUPASSANT, The Necklace Reading and Responding in a Notebook or Computer File Writing Essays on Literary Topics The Goal of Writing: To Show a Process of Thought Three Major Stages in Thinking and Writing: Discovering Ideas, Making Initial Drafts, and Completing the Essay Discovering Ideas ("Brainstorming") Assembling Materials and Beginning to Write Drafting Your Essay Writing a First Draft Developing an Outline The Use of References and Quotations in Writing About Literature Illustrative Essay (First Draft): How Setting in "The Necklace" Is Related to the Character of Mathilde Developing and Strengthening Your Essay Through Revision Checking Development and Organization Using Exact, Comprehensive, and Forceful Language Illustrative Essay (Revised Draft): How Maupassant Uses Setting in "The Necklace" to Show the Character of Mathilde Commentary on the Essay Essay Commentaries Special Topics for Studying and Discussing the Writing Process Chapter 2 Writing About a Close Reading: Analyzing Entire Short Poems or Selected Short Passages from Fiction, Longer Poems, and Plays The Purpose and Requirements of a Close-Reading Essay The Location of the Passage in a Longer Work Writing About the Close Reading of a Passage in a Prose Work, Drama,or Longer Poem Illustrative Essay: Reading a Passage in Mark Twain's"Luck" Commentary on the Essay Writing an Essay on the Close Reading of a Poem Illustrative Essay: A Close Reading of Thomas Hardy's "The Man He Killed" Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing the Close Reading of Literary Works Chapter 3 Writing About Character: The People in Literature Character Traits How Authors Disclose Character in Literature Types of Characters: Round and Flat Reality and Probability: Verisimilitude Writing About Character Illustrative Essay: The Character of Minnie Wright in Susan Glaspell's Trifles Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Character Chapter 4 Writing About Point of View: The Position or Stance of the Work's Narrator or Speaker An Exercise in Point of View: Reporting an Accident Conditions That Affect Point of View Determining a Work's Point of View Mingling Points of View Summary: Guidelines for Point of View Writing About Point of View Illustrative Essay: Bierce's Control of Point of View in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Point of View Chapter 5 Writing About Plot and Structure: The Development and Organization of Narrativesand Drama Plot: The Motivation and Causation of Narratives and Plays Writing About the Plot of a Story or Play Illustrative Essay (on Plot): Conflicting Values in Thomas Hardy's "The Three Strangers" Commentary on the Essay Structure: The Organization of Fiction, Poetry, and Drama Formal Categories of Structure Formal and Actual Structure WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Sonnet 73: That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me Behold Writing About Structure in Fiction, Poetry, and Drama Illustrative Essay (on Structure): Conflict and Suspense in Thomas Hardy's"The Three Strangers" Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Plot and Structure Chapter 6 Writing About Setting: The Background of Place,Objects, and Culture in Literature What Is Setting? The Importance of Setting in Literature Writing About Setting Illustrative Essay: Poe's Use of Interior Setting to Augment the Eeriness of "The Masque of the Red Death" Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Setting Chapter 7 Writing About an Idea or a Theme: The Meanings and the Messages in Literature Ideas and Assertions Ideas and Values The Place of Ideas in Literature How to Find Ideas Writing About a Major Idea in Literature Illustrative Essay: The Idea of Love's Power in Chekhov's The Bear Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Ideas Chapter 8 Writing About Imagery: The Literary Work's Link to the Senses Responses and the Writer's Use of Detail The Relationship of Imagery to Ideas and Attitudes Types of Imagery Writing About Imagery Illustrative Essay: The Images of Masefield's "Cargoes" Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Literary Imagery Chapter 9 Writing About Metaphor and Simile: A Source of Depth and Range in Literature Metaphors and Similes: The Major Figures of Speech Characteristics of Metaphors and Similes JOHN KEATS, On First Looking into Chapman's Homer Writing About Metaphors and Similes Illustrative Essay: Shakespeare's Metaphors in "Sonnet 30: When to the Sessions of Sweet Silent Thought" Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Metaphors and Similes Chapter 10 Writing About Symbolism and Allegory: Keys to Extended Meaning Symbolism Allegory Fable, Parable, and Myth Allusion in Symbolism and Allegory Writing About Symbolism and Allegory Illustrative Essay: Symbolism in William Butler Yeats's "The Second Coming" Commentary on the Essay Illustrative Essay: The Allegory of Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Symbolism and Allegory Chapter 11 Writing About Tone: The Writer's Control over Attitudes and Feelings Tone and Attitudes Tone and Humor Tone and Irony Writing About Tone Illustrative Essay: The Confident Tone of "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Tone Chapter 12 Writing About a Problem: Challenges to Overcome in Reading Strategies for Developing an Essay About a Problem Writing About a Problem Illustrative Essay: The Problem of Frost's Use of the Term "Desert Places" in the Poem "Desert Places" Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Literary Problems Chapter 13 Writing About Prosody: Sound, Rhythm,and Rhyme in Poetry Important Definitions for Studying Prosody Segments: Individually Meaningful Sounds Poetic Rhythm The Major Metrical Feet Substitution Accentual, Strong-Stress, and "Sprung" Rhythms The Caesura: The Pause Creating Variety and Natural Rhythms in Poetry Segmental Poetic Devices Rhyme: The Duplication and Similarity of Sounds Rhyme and Meter Rhyme Schemes Writing About Prosody Illustrative Essay: Rhythm, Sound, and Rhyme in Robert Browning's"Porphyria's Lover" Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Rhythm and Rhyme in Poetry Chapter 14 Writing Essays of Comparison-Contrast and Extended Comparison-Contrast: Learningby Seeing Literary Works Together Guidelines for the Comparison-Contrast Method The Extended Comparison-Contrast Essay Writing a Comparison-Contrast Essay Illustrative Essay (Comparing and Contrasting Two Works): The Implication of "Westward" in Wordsworth's "Stepping Westward" and Donne's"Good Friday, 1613, Riding Westward" Commentary on the Essay Illustrative Essay (Extended Comparison-Contrast): Literary Treatments of Conflicts Between Private and Public Life Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Comparison and Contrast Chapter 15 Writing a Review Essay: Developing Ideas and Evaluating Literary Works for General or Particular Audiences Writing a Review Essay First Illustrative Essay (A Review for General Readers): Hawthorne's Story"Young Goodman Brown": A View of Mistaken Zeal Commentary on the Essay Second Illustrative Essay (Designed for a Particular Group
• Here, a Religious Group): Religious Intolerance and Hawthorne's Story "Young Goodman Brown" Commentary on the Essay Third Illustrative Essay (A Personal Review for a General Audience): Security and Hawthorne's Story "Young Goodman Brown" Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing the Writing of Reviews Chapter 16 Writing About a Work in Its Historical, Intellectual, and Cultural Context History, Culture, and Multiculturalism Literature in Its Time and Place Writing About a Work in Its Historical and Cultural Context Illustrative Essay: Hughes's References to Black Servitude and Black Pride in "Negro" Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Works in Their Historical, Intellectual, and Cultural Context Chapter 17 Writing About Film: Drama on the Silver Screen,Television Set, and Computer Monitor A Thumbnail History of Film Stage Plays and Film The Aesthetics of Film The Techniques of Film Editing or Montage Is the Assembling of a Film out of Separate Parts Writing About Film Illustrative Essay: Welles's Citizen Kane: Whittling a Giant Down to Size Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing Film Chapter 18 Writing and Documenting the Research Essay: Using Extra Resources for Understanding Selecting a Topic Setting up a Bibliography Online Library Services Taking Notes Documenting Your Work Strategies for Organizing Ideas in Your Research Essay Illustrative Research Essay: The Structure of Mansfield's "Miss Brill" Commentary on the Essay Special Topics for Studying and Discussing How to Undertake Research Essays Chapter 19 Writing Examinations on Literature Answer the Questions That Are Asked Systematic Preparation Two Basic Types of Questions About Literature Appendix A Critical Approaches Important in the Study of Literature Appendix B MLA Recommendations for Documenting Electronic Sources Appendix C Works Used for References and Illustrative Essays Stories AMBROSE BIERCE, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge KATE CHOPIN, The Story of an Hour ANITA SCOTT COLEMAN, Unfinished Masterpieces THOMAS HARDY, The Three Strangers NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, Young Goodman Brown KATHERINE MANSFIELD, Miss Brill GUY DE MAUPASSANT, The Necklace [in Chapter 1] FRANK O'CONNOR, First Confession EDGAR ALLAN POE, The Masque of the Red Death MARK TWAIN, Luck Poems MATTHEW ARNOLD, Dover Beach WILLIAM BLAKE, The Tyger GWENDOLYN BROOKS, We Real Cool ROBERT BROWNING, My Last Duchess ROBERT BROWNING, Porphyria's Lover SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE, Kubla Khan 3 JOHN DONNE, Good Friday, Riding Westward ROBERT FROST, Desert Places ROBERT FROST, The Road Not Taken THOMAS HARDY, Channel Firing THOMAS HARDY, The Man He Killed LANGSTON HUGHES, Negro LANGSTON HUGHES, Theme for English B JOHN KEATS, Bright Star JOHN KEATS, On First Looking into Chapman's Homer [in Chapter 9] IRVING LAYTON, Rhine Boat Trip AMY LOWELL, Patterns JOHN MASEFIELD, Cargoes WILFRED OWEN, Anthem for Doomed Youth DUDLEY RANDALL, Ballad of Birmingham CHRISTINA ROSSETTI, Echo LUIS OMAR SALINAS, In a Farmhouse WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Sonnet 30: When to the Sessions of Sweet Silent Thought WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Sonnet 73: That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me Behold [in Chapter 5] SHELLYWAGNER, The Boxes WILLIAM WORDSWORTH, Lines Written in Early Spring WILLIAM WORDSWORTH, Stepping Westward WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS, The Second Coming Plays ANTON CHEKHOV, The Bear SUSAN GLASPELL, Trifles A Glossary of Important Literary Terms Acknowledgments Index of Authors and Titles, Topics, Directors, Producers, and Chapter Titles

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA7431169X
• ISBN:
  • 0131540572
• LCCN: 2005018792
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Upper Saddle River, N.J.
• ページ数/冊数: xvi, 416 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : PE1479.C7
  • DC22 : 808/.0668
• 件名:
  • LCSH : English language -- Rhetoric
  • LCSH : Literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc
  • LCSH : Criticism -- Authorship
  • LCSH : Academic writing