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Literature an introduction to reading and writing

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  • "[This] book includes a total of 505 separate works - sixty-two stories, 423 poems, and twenty plays and scenes. Each work is suitable for discussion either alone or in comparison."
  • "Most of the works anthologized in [this text] are by American, British and Canadian writers, but there are also a number of ancient and medieval writers, along with writers who lived in or came from Ceylon, France, Italy, Norway, and Russia, together with writers who represent backgrounds of African-American, American Indian, Latino, and Chinese culture. In total, 242 authors are represented, including five anonymous authors.... The book includes a total of 371 separate works - 41 stories, 314 poems and 15 plays. Each work is suitable for discussion either alone or in comparison with other works.... [This text can be] used for introduction-to-literature courses, genre courses, and both composition and composition-and-literature courses. -Pref. to the third compact ed."
  • "Most of the works anthologized in [this text] are by American, British and Canadian writers, but there are also a number of ancient and medieval writers, along with writers who lived in or came from France, Italy, Poland, Australia, Norway, and Russia, together with writers who represent diverse backgrounds of African-American, American Indian, Latino, and Chinese culture. In total, 237 authors are represented here, including five anonymous authors.... [This book] includes a total of 373 separate works - 41 stories, 318 poems ... and 14 plays. Each work is suitable for discussion either alone or in comparison with other works.... [This text can be] used for introduction-to-literature courses, genre courses, and both composition and composition-and-literature courses. -Pref. to the fourth compact ed."

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  • "Literature an introduction to reading and writing"