Literature and the Writing Process - Softcover

This unique text blends a complete writing instruction text, a literature anthology, and a handbook into one, combining instruction in the process of writing with an introduction to literary analysis. Designed to guide students through the allied processes of critical reading and critical writing, its process-oriented approach shows students how to use writing as a way of studying literature, and gives them the tools to analyze literature on their own.

Key Benefit: This unique book blends a complete writing instruction text, a literature anthology, and a handbook into one, combining instruction in the process of writing with an introduction to literary analysis. Key Topics: Designed to guide readers through the allied processes of critical reading and critical writing, its process-oriented approach shows how to use writing as a way of studying literature. Provides clear and concise explanations of how to interpret literature, with emphasis on theme, form, and figurative language. Contains heuristics for interpreting each genre that show readers the kind of questioning that leads to discovering meaning in all literature.