Unique in providing information on and sample essays for writing about literature in every chapter, this bestselling text/anthology provides the tools and insights necessary for students to read literature with care, understanding, and enjoyment, and to write about it with skill and conviction. It is both a comprehensive anthology of fiction, poetry, and drama and a text emphasizing the close connection between good reading and effective writing. The fourth edition reaffirms the principle of flexible classroom use to which the book is dedicated.
