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Title: An Introduction to Fiction (8th Edition) by X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia ISBN: 0-321-08531-0 Publisher: Pearson Longman Pub. Date: 25 July, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $71.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: The new standard
Comment: For years Norton has been the standard in the Literature textbook field. But lately it seems that Longman is coming up and taking over. First there are the pocket anthologies edited by R.S. Gwynn, better than anything Norton has. Then there is the Longman Anthology of Short Fiction edited by Dana Gioia and R.S. Gwynn, which should take the place of Norton as the standard that all other textbooks should be compared with. And finally there is the series of anthologies edited by X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia.
The Introduction to Fiction is an excellent anthology written by one of the best poets of this generation and one of the best poets of the older generation. Kennedy's years of experience in the literary world, and his years of experience writing for children (making things easy to understand), and Gioia's take on literature from outside the world of academia have given this anthology an ease of understanding that you won't find in anything Norton has put together. They write clearly. They have chosen good stories, and ones that help understand the topic of the chapter. As well as a 'writer's perspective' which adds understanding to the story. They also have added two new casebooks on Raymond Carver and Flannery O'Connor.
I'd say that without any doubt Longman will overtake Norton with this anthology. In fact the only Fiction anthology that I find to be any better than this one is the Gioia & Gwynn Short Fiction anthology, also put out by Longman.
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Title: An Introduction to Poetry (10th Edition) by X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia ISBN: 032108764X Publisher: Longman Pub. Date: 25 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $66.33 |
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Title: Rules for Writers: A Brief Handbook/With Update by Diana Hacker ISBN: 0312401833 Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $27.70 |
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Title: Macroeconomics With Infotrac: A Contemporary Introduction by William A. McEachern ISBN: 0324072929 Publisher: South-Western College Pub Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $88.95 |
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Title: American Government, 10th Edition by Walter E. Volkomer ISBN: 0131834991 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 31 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: Principles of Accounting: 2002 Edition by Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers, Susan V. Crosson ISBN: 0618124225 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 January, 1900 List Price(USD): $78.87 |
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