Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Compact Interactive Edition (6th Edition)

Literature, Compact Interactive Edition comes automaticallywith MyLiteratureLab, Longman's multimedia website. MyLiteratureLab screen icons are found in the margins throughout the book. An icon next to an author's name indicates that furtherresources about that author are available on MyLiteratureLab.

Literature iswritten in an engaging style that reflects the warm personal voice of X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. Some of the changes to the new edition include conversationsbetween Dana Gioiaandcelebrated fiction writerAmy Tan, U. S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan, and contemporary playwright David Ives; the addition of new writers including Naguib Mahfouz, Virginia Woolf, Sherman Alexie, Mary Oliver, Bettie Sellers, and Anne Deavere Smith; and every chapter concludes with a review of key termsfor easy reference. The Writing section has been thoroughly updated to reflect MLA’s latest guidelines.