LITERATURE ACROSS CULTURES

This thematic introduction to literature is distinctive for its inclusion of both classical and contemporary writers, writers from the British and American tradition, and writers from diverse ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. A newly revised pedagogy highlights brevity, clarity, and accuracy, and provides effective strategies for reading and writing about literature. Students are asked to observe, reflect upon, and write about the social, political, and cultural aspects of the literature under examination. The literature is organized by thematic units and clusters, each including stories, poems, and plays arranged in clusters to provoke personal, analytical, and critical responses.