An Introduction to Literature

by Sylvan Barnet, William E. Cain, William Burto

A leader in the market for over 30 years, this paperback anthology continues to uphold the traditions that have made it a success - classic and contemporary selections with a range of multicultural voices as well as a non-intrusive apparatus that covers the elements of literature and the writing process while incorporating fresh new material. The new edition features "Writer's at Work", a novel, The Awakening by Kate Chopin, a new casebook on Hamlet, a 24-page color insert "Poems and Paintings" and more student writing throughout. For anyone interested in literature.

Genres: Literature, Reference, Poetry, Textbooks, Nonfiction, School, Classics

Paperback

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

Sylvan Barnet is an American literary critic and Shakespearean scholar. He is a Fletcher Professor of English Emeritus at Tufts University.

Barnet is the author of numerous books and articles on Shakespeare. He is the general editor of the Signet Classics Shakespeare,[1] the author of A Short Guide to Shakespeare,[2] and has written many textbooks. He is the co-author with William Burto of occasional essays on aspects of Japanese art.[3] He has also written books about the art of writing.

Reviews

[Donna]

I've had this on my shelves since buying it for a college course 260 years ago. It is a great anthology of literature.

[Molli]

It wasn't the best class in the world, but there were some pretty good pieces of prose in this book.