COMPACT Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing (9th Edition) – 2016 MLA Update

Learn how to write about literature the convenient, affordable way! COMPACT LITERATURE: READING, REACTING, WRITING, 9th edition (PDF) helps you succeed in class and make literature a part and parcel of your life. Combining a broad selection of literature with time-proven writing instruction, this reader-friendly textbook walks you step-by-step through the entire research and writing process, helping you learn to craft literary analyses and arguments. Demonstrating that writing about literature is a process of examination, discovery, and debate, the etextbook includes a comprehensive guide to writing about literature with full coverage of argument and critical thinking. Sampler chapters on poetry, fiction, and drama involve you in the variety and diversity of literature through brief, accessible works that showcase representative selections from four popular contemporary literary subgenres. This latest 9th edition has been updated to reflect guidelines from the 2016 MLA HANDBOOK, 8th Edition.