Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Compact Edition
X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia

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The concise version of the discipline's most popular introductory anthology, Kennedy/Gioia's Literature, Compact Edition continues to inspire students with engaging insights on reading and writing about stories, poems, and plays. Poets in their own right, editors X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia bring personal warmth and a human perspective to this compact, paperback anthology. Organized into three genres-Literature, Compact Edition, presents readable discussions of the literary devices, illustrated by apt works, supported by useful writing tips, and followed by (now) six full chapters devoted to writing. A broad scope of traditional and contemporary works is provided, most headed by author images and richly detailed biographical notes and some followed by author commentary. While maintaining the characteristics of its previous editions-accessible apparatus, expansive author representation-this Fifth Edition of Literature, Compact has been re-imagined to include new casebooks, a lively new design, and more writing coverage than ever before. Literature, Compact Edition is also available in an Interactive Edition that comes automatically with a specialized version of MyLiteratureLab, Longman's multimedia website designed specifically for Kennedy/Gioia users. A rich mix of selections from around the globe includes 52 exciting stories; 376 of the discipline's greatest, most teachable poems, and 11 important plays. "Writers on Writing" sections (formerly Writer's Perspectives) offer insight from noted authors such as Ernest Hemingway, Gwendolyn Brooks, John Updike, and August Wilson on their craft, influences, and inspirations.Eight extensive casebooks-five author casebooks and three new masterworks casebooks on a single, significant piece-provide a wealth of material for in-depth study and research projects. Chapter 25 "Poetry in Spanish: Literature of Latin America" provides students with the opportunity to experience poetry in a different language (and translation) and see how literature represents and illuminates a different cultural experience. Author photos of all fiction writers, playwrights, and major poets humanize the writers for students. Generous and insightful writing coverage is evidenced through12 sample student papers, writing advice in every elements chapter based on the chapter topic, and a final section, "Writing" with chapters on the writing process and specific suggestions for how to write about stories, poems, and plays. Thorough critical coverage is given with more than 50 critical excerpts, interspersed throughout the casebooks and in a comprehensive survey of ten major schools of literary criticism in the back of the text.