TY - BOOK AU - Arp, Thomas R. AU - Johnson, Greg TI - Perrine's literature structure, sound, and sense SN - 0-15-507494-6 U1 - 800 PY - 2002/// CY - Australia PB - Thomson KW - Literature N2 - The classic text, PERRINE'S LITERATURE: STRUCTURE, SOUND, and SENSE, Eighth Edition, continues to provide students with a comprehensive study into the principal forms of fiction, poetry, and drama. Features -- Each section begins with a simple discussion of the elements of form and is illustrated with carefully chosen stories, poems, or plays, giving the student a basic introduction to the literary genres. -- A wide range of literary examples, from classic to contemporary, offer students a systematic introduction and a broad overview of the study of literature. -- In poetry and fiction, a compact anthology of additional selections for further reading is given, and each one provides enough examples to permit the comparative study by which literary merit is judged. -- The drama section is populated with both classic and contemporary pieces, with a number of one-act plays providing breadth for student analysis. New to the Eighth Edition -- The tradition of clear, precise writing and practical organization initiated by Laurence Perrine years ago continues with the inclusion of a new co-author, Greg Johnson. -- Chapter 1, "Writing About Literature, " has been greatly expanded and suggestions for writing now appear at the ends of chapters, thus greatly increasing attention to writing about literature. -- Following the fiction and poetry sections, three stories each by three writers-a classic, a modem, and a contemporary-offer students an in-depth study into the writings of selected authors. -- Two Shakespearean plays, Othello and A Midsummer Night's Dream, have been included to show students Shakespeare's writing in both the tragic and comic forms ER -