Literature: A Portable Anthology | Fifth Edition

Details about Literature: A Portable Anthology:

In this collection you will discover a choice gathering of classic and contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama. Great writers you may know about, such as Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and William Shakespeare, are joined by current authors worth knowing, among them Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, George Saunders, ZZ Packer, Jericho Brown, Natalie Diaz, and Lynn Nottage. Preceding the anthology you will find a concise but thorough guide to reading and writing about literature with sample student essays. Following the anthology, biographical notes on the writers and a glossary of important literary terms help you understand and appreciate the literature in these pages.