Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama

by Robert DiYanni

Like its larger counterpart, the compact Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama by Robert DiYanni features student-centered approaches to literature--from experience to interpretation to evaluation--and an emphasis on making connections between texts and thinking critically about literature. Known for its clear presentation of the formal elements of literature and literary analysis, this compact anthology effectively balances classic, modern, and contemporary works across the three major genres, blending well-known writers with a diverse gathering of newer, international figures. This literary breadth is supplemented by extensive coverage of writing about literature, making this book an excellent text for introduction to literature courses as well as literature-based composition courses.

Genres: Literature, Classics, Reference, Textbooks, Writing, Nonfiction

1680 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Robert DiYanni is an adjunct professor of humanities and an instructional consultant at the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at New York University. In these capacities he teaches courses on critical thinking, interdisciplinary humanities, commerce and culture, and business and its publics, and conducts workshops and consultations with faculty throughout the university on aspects of pedagogical practice. Before coming to NYU, Dr. DiYanni taught at Queens College and Pace University and as a visiting professor at Harvard. He also served, for ten years, as Director of International Services at The College Board.

Reviews

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Used this to teach a dual enrollment English 112 class and found it to be a great collection. Has some great in-depth poetry sections. And the selection of short stories was wonderful. The drama section includes some nice, succinct plays. My students were pleasantly surprised by how much they enjoyed readings from this text.

[Rafmary]

loved it

[Chris]

This wasn't a cover to cover read, but I spent many months in Laos working my way through the fiction, poetry, drama and associated criticism. Makes me wish i'd done a literature degree.

[M · Rating 2 out of 5]

If I had to suffer through this entire book for an entire semester, I'm sure as heck putting it towards my yearly reading goal.

[Jeffrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the one you want. It's so diverse and takes a chance. Hell, it's got comics in here! Popular songs in the poetry section (Springstein, Dylan, etc.) and even has poetry that feature beautifully rendered art describing the poem. It's a little pricey, over $100, but damn worth the extra pennies.

[Sabrina Vosler · Rating 3 out of 5]

We are still reading this book in class lol. But, so far, I've really liked it. It has some good stories; it has some bad. It all just depends on the reader. I do hope that there will be several more good stories in this that I'll have to read as I finish my semester in AP Literature and Composition.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

My husband got this as part of an AP training class for preview. I read it for the short stories, which I loved, especially since there were several stories from some of my favorite authors which I hadn't yet read. I skipped the plays section, as I really dislike plays.

[Nattapon Chotsisuparat · Rating 3 out of 5]

the source of poetry and Essay

[Laura]

This book was bought for my literature class. I have read some of the readings, poetry and drama and plan to continue reading this book.

[Mary Gabel]

AP English Lit has read the following plays from DiYanni:
Hamlet
King Lear
Othello

[Monique the Book Geek · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book for school.

[Rohullah Darajati]

Please i want to read this book for my thesis

[Roy Zagoto · Rating 5 out of 5]

i want to have this e-book form. how do i get it?

[Hamzeh]

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