A literature anthology, rhetoric, and handbook in one. Every chapter of this anthology includes coverage of the writing process to help students write more successfully about literature. The process-oriented instruction shows students how to use writing as a way of studying literature and provides students with the tools to analyze literature on their own. New to this edition: bull; New photographs and images chosen to enhance understanding and appreciation of literature Expanded, updated discussion of researched writing (Chapter 17) Further instruction on the elements of argument and arguing an interpretation (Chapter 2) A new casebook on the poetry and prose of Langston Hughes

This book grew out of our long-standing interest in the possibilities of integrating the study of literature with the practice of composition. Many of our students have learned to write perceptively and well using literature as their subject matter. Great literature is always thought-provoking, always new. Why not utilize it to sharpen critical thinking and improve writing skills? Toward that end, we have combined an introduction to literature anthology with detailed instruction in the writing process. Our Purpose Literature and the Writing Process,Seventh Edition, presents literary selections as materials for students to read, analyze, and write about, not as models for them to emulate. The text is designed to guide students through the allied processes of active reading and critical writing. In order to provide a wide range of options for writing, we have included in each chapter both responsive writing topics and critical writing topics, plus researched writing topics, new to this edition. Our Organization The writing instruction, presented concurrently with the literary study, follows the widely accepted order of beginning with larger questions of content and organization and proceeding to particular matters, such as word choice, sentence structure, and manuscript form. On the challenging tasks of devising a sound thesis and discovering theme in a literary work, we provide detailed guidance. At the end of the instruction on each literary genre appears a generous anthology of literary selections in that genre--first short stories, next poems, and then plays. We also include a section called "Paired Poems for Comparison," composed of six poems, each followed by a response written by another poet. In theInstructor's Manualwe have included class discussion questions and additional writing topics for each selection in the three anthologies, as well as in the casebooks and the "Paired Poems." Student Writing Samples To promote a clear understanding of writing as process, we provide as illustrations throughout Part I the complete protocol that one of our students followed in preparing an essay--samples of her prewriting, drafting, postwriting outlining, revising, editing, and final draft. There are many other aids. In Chapter 17 on researched writing, we include another student's summary of the steps she followed in preparing her research paper on a contemporary play. Her reading notes show how she arrived at a thesis for her documented paper, which appears in full in its final raft. Five additional student essays are included: one illustrates the incorporation of library resources in analyzing a short story; one offers an unusual response to a poem; another uses gender theory in developing an interpretation; two more demonstrate visually the revising process by showing annotated first drafts, followed by the finished versions. New to This Edition As always, we have been guided by the advice of our reviewers in revising this edition. Besides updating the anthologies, we have significantly increased and updated our coverage of researched writing and have added a comprehensive casebook on Langston Hughes. Here is a list of the major changes. Pedagogical features An expanded and updated discussion of researched writing, with detailed coverage on the use and documentation of electronic sources (Chap. 17) Topics "For Further Reading and Research" in all chapters and casebooks. Further instruction on the elements of argument and about arguing an interpretation (Chap. 2) Expanded discussion of critical reading and writing skills (Chap. 1) New topics for discussion and writing linked to current critical strategies in all chapters and casebooks Additional prewriting activities encouraging students to read and respond more imaginatively Revised and expanded discussions of structure (Cha