Literature An Introduction to Critical Reading

LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL READING, COMPACT EDITION, is designed for the introductory literature course and focuses on developing skills associated with close reading. At the same time, it permits a range of critical approaches to short fiction, poetry, and drama. The selections engage the interest of the modern student while offering a remarkable range of nationalities, historical periods, and authors: canonical, marginalized, and contemporary. The collection includes 40 short stories, 318 poems, and 11 plays. www.prenhall.com/jacobus Prentice Hall's exclusive FREE COMPANION WEBSITE ? that accompanies this anthology offers tools and support to make it easy for students and instructors to integrate this online study guide with the text. This site is a comprehensive resource that is organized according to the chapters within the text and features a "Writing about Literature" section, interactive timeline, easy navigational bar, and information on literary theory. www.turnitin.com this new online resource is now available free to professors using LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL READING, COMPACT EDITION. Turnitin.com, formerly Plagiarism.org, is a powerful tool to help instructors identify and prevent student plagiarism on the Web. We are delighted to offer select Penguin Putnam titles at a substantial discount to your students when you request a special package of one or more Penguin titles with any Prentice Hall text. Contact your Prentice Hall sales representative for special ordering instructions.Jacobus, Lee A. is the author of 'Literature An Introduction to Critical Reading', published 2001 under ISBN 9780130199973 and ISBN 0130199974.