Literature and the Writing Process (9th Edition)
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Elizabeth McMahan, Susan X. Day, Robert W. Funk, Linda S. ColemanProduct Details
ISBN: 9780205745050Publish Date: 01/13/2010
Publisher: Longman
Number of pages: 1232
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Literature and the Writing Process combines the best elements of a literature anthologywith those of a handbook to guide students through the interrelated process of analytical reading and critical writing.
Text writing assignments use literature as a tool of critical thought, a method for analysis, and a way of communicating ideas. This approach emphasizes writing as the focus of the book with literature as the means to write effectively. A three part organization combines a literary anthologywith composition instructionand a style handbook so students have everything they need at their fingertips.Some of the new features include:
- New Humor and Satire Portfolios now appear in every genre chapter, offering engaging new readings to encourage student interest.
- Expanded argument writing coverage (Ch. 3) offers more support for improving writing skills.
- New readings reflect a wide diversity of classic and contemporary voices, including Margaret Atwood, Chinua Achebe, David Sedaris, Billy Collins, and Robert Frost.
- Updated MLA coverage reflects the most current guidelines from the Modern Language Association.
- A refreshed drama section includestwo remarkable plays:Picnic on the Battlefield, by Fernando Arrabal, and Beauty, by Jane Martin and A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry has been brought back to this edition by popular demand.
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