Research Catalog

Title

Perrine's literature : structure, sound & sense / Greg Johnson, Kennesaw State University ; Thomas R. Arp, Late, Southern Methodist University.

Author

Johnson, Greg, 1953-

Publication

• Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, [2017?]
• [printed 2016]
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Arp, Thomas R.
• Perrine, Laurence.

Description

xxxii, 1676 pages; 22 cm

Summary

An authoritative, continually updated bestseller for over sixty years, "Perrine's Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense, 13e" provides the most effective introduction to literature for a new generation of learners. Written for students beginning a serious study of literature, the text introduces the fundamental elements of fiction, poetry, and drama in a concise and engaging way, addressing vital questions that other texts ignore, such as "Is some literature better?" and "How can it be evaluated?" A rich and diverse selection of classic, modern, and contemporary readings brings the elements of literature to life and is updated with new stories, poems, and plays by some of the finest authors of any era. In addition, the thirteenth edition reflects the most recently published MLA guide (8th edition, 2016). -- From product description.

Subject

• Literature > Collections
• Anthologies
• anthologies
• Literature

Genre/Form

Collections

Note

• Errata slip inserted.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Writing about literature -- Fiction. The elements of fiction: Reading the story ; Plot and structure ; Characterization ; Theme ; Point of view ; Symbol, allegory, and fantasy ; Humor and irony ; Evaluating fiction ; Three featured writers: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Flannery O'Connor, Joyce Carol Oates -- Stories for further reading.
• Poetry. The elements of poetry: What is poetry? ; Reading the poem ; Denotation and connotation ; Imagery ; Figurative language 1 : simile, metaphor, personification, apostrophe, metonymy ; Figurative language 2 : symbol, allegory ; Figurative language 3 : paradox, overstatement, understatement, irony ; Allusion ; Meaning and idea ; Tone ; Musical devices ; Rhythm and meter ; Sound and meaning ; Pattern ; Evaluating poetry 1 : sentimental, rhetorical, didactic verse ; Evaluating poetry 2 : poetic excellence -- Poems for further reading.
• Drama. The elements of drama: The nature of drama ; Realistic and nonrealistic drama ; Tragedy and comedy -- Plays for further reading.

ISBN

• 1305971035
• 9781305971035

OCLC

• 954427633
• SCSB-10671086

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library