Literature and Its Writers

by Ann Charters; Samuel Charters

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Literature and Its Writers

A Compact Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama

ISBN-10: 1-4576-0647-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-4576-0647-2
Paper Text, 1776 pages

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Ann Charters
University of Connecticut
Samuel Charters

Savvy and adventurous choices of new literature. Ann and Samuel Charters are known for their independent-minded and often prescient taste in literature, and the sixth edition continues that tradition.

22 new stories include Lydia Davis's introspective Blind Date," David Foster Wallace's brief, evocative "Everything is Green," and David Orozco's tale of workplace alienation, "Orientation."

More than 130 new poems include works by popular classic and contemporary poets (Ezra Pound to Gwendolyn Brooks and Judith Ortiz Cofer) side by side with less frequently anthologized but influential poets (Amy Lowell and Jean Toomer) and quirky, engaging outsider voices (Gerald Locklin, Ann Menebroker).

Two new plays. William Shakespeare's classic A Midsummer Night's Dream is perennially teachable and Edwin Sanchez's Pops is a quick and enjoyable read that will lead to interesting discussion.

More invitations for students to write their way into the conversation.

Expanded coverage of literary elements emphasizes help with reading and writing, and includes pointed and enlightening literary examples for everything from plot to tone.
Topics for thinking and writing offer unobtrusive but insightful suggestions for thinking and writing critically about all three genres.
Over 100 commentaries now accompany the specific works and writers they discuss, allowing students to immediately encounter models and ideas for writing.

A unique casebook on 2011 Nobel Laureate, Tomas Transtromer. Drawing on a longstanding friendship with Transtromer, the Charters offer an insider's look at the origins and translations of his open, meditative verse, illuminating for students an international literary conversation.