Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, Compact - Softcover

This second compact edition of the best-selling Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing by Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E. Jacobs retains all of the features of the original text. Like the sixth full edition upon which it is based, it is dedicated throughout to the interlocking processes of reading and writing. In addition to carefully chosen literary selections, each chapter contains detailed information about the process of writing about literature, with hundreds of thought-provoking questions and sample essays.

FREE online study resource―www.prenhall.com/roberts―Prentice Hall's exclusive Companion Website™ that accompanies Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, Sixth Edition. The site is a comprehensive resource that is organized alphabetically to find author information easier. The Website offers the following:

• An Online Study Guide for students presents multiple choice and essay questions for a majority of the fiction, drama, and poetry selections with built-in e-mail routing options to give students the ability to forward responses to their instructors.
• A "Writing About Literature" Section offers a student prompts for setting up' an outline.
• A "Living Timeline" for literature gives students perspectives on historical, political, and cultural information.

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