A rich selection of literature at a most affordable price. The shorter edition of Literature: The Human Experience retains all of the class-tested editorial features and about three-quarters of the selections in the longer edition. At a net price that is $15-35 lower than competing texts, it is the most affordable thematic literature anthology on the market.
Flexible arrangement in five broad themes helps students connect with great literature through topics that reflect their own lives: Innocence and Experience, Conformity and Rebellion, Culture and Identity, Love and Hate, and The Presence of Death.
Unique opportunities for examining the connections between literature and other disciplines. Three Looking Deeper casebooks offer opportunities to enliven discussion through a thematically focused, close study of literature in conjunction with pertinent works from other disciplines. Students are prompted to examine the many connections literature makes with history, music, and art, particularly how these arts interact to make meaning of the human experience. The casebook "From Art to Literature" includes a selection of full-color images.
Plenty of support for careful reading and thoughtful writing. Two chapters on reading and writing about literature introduce students to the important elements of each genre, offer helpful guidelines for writing commonly assigned essays, and provide instruction on documentation supplemented with a sample student research paper.