Literature : An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing (Compact ed of 7th revised ed)

The most popular Literature anthology continues to bring students the finest literature from fables to poetweets.  The Twelfth Edition of Literature: An Introductiuon to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Compact Edition edited by X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia, includes eleven new stories from studentsa?? favorite authors:  ZZ Packera??s a??Brownies,a?? Ray Bradburya??s, a??The Sound of Thunder,a??  Anne Tylera??s, a??Teenage Wasteland,a?? David Leavitta??s, a??A Place Ia??ve Never Beena?? and Isabel Allendea??s a??The Judgea??s Wife.a?? More than 60 new accessible and engaging poems have been added including former Iraqi soldier Brian Turnera??s a??The Hurt Locker,a?? Katha Pollita??s a??The Mind-Body Problema?? as well as poetweets from Lawrence Bridges and Robert Pinsky.  In addition, there are new poems from Kay Ryan, Benjamin Alire Saenz, H. D, Gary Snyder, Joy Harjo, Tami Haaland, Robert Hayden, Denise Levertov, and William Carlos Williams. Three new one-act plays help a??easea?? students into the study of this genre. The new plays include two comedies-- David Ivesa??s, Sure Thing and Jane Martina??s Beautya??as well as Edward Bok Leea??s experimental drama El Santo Americano. In addition, Milcha Sanchez-Scotta??sThe Cuban Swimmer has been added.