COMPACT Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing, 2016 MLA Update
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COMPACT Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing, 2016 MLA Update by Stephen Mandell
Learn how to write about literature the convenient, affordable way COMPACT LITERATURE: READING, REACTING, WRITING,9E helps you succeed in class and make literature a part of your life. Combining a broad selection of literature with time-proven writing instruction, this reader-friendly text walks you step-by-step through the entire research and writing process, helping you learn to craft literary analyses and arguments. Demonstrating that writing about literature is a process of discovery, examination, and debate, the text includes a comprehensive guide to writing about literature with full coverage of critical thinking and argument. Sampler chapters on fiction, poetry, and drama involve you in the variety and diversity of literature through brief, accessible works that showcase representative selections from four popular contemporary literary subgenres. This edition has been updated to reflect guidelines from the 2016 MLA HANDBOK, Eighth Edition.
During their long collaboration, Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell have written a number of best-selling college texts for Bedford/St. Martin's, including Patterns for College Writing, Foundations First, Writing First, Focus on Writing, and, most recently, Practical Argument. Laurie Kirszner is a Professor of English, Emeritus at the University of the Sciences, where she has taught composition, literature, creative writing, and scientific writing, and served as coordinator of the first-year writing program. Stephen Mandell is a Professor of English at Drexel University, where he founded and directed the basic writing program and has taught composition, literature, speech, and technical and business writing.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781337281027 |
| ISBN 10 | 1337281026 |
| Title | COMPACT Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing, 2016 MLA Update |
| Author | Stephen Mandell |
| Series | Kirszner Mandell Literature Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cengage Learning, Inc |
| Year published | 2017-06-08 |
| Number of pages | 1792 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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