由美国著名学者柯斯兹纳和芒代尔编写、汤姆森公司出版的《文学：阅读、反应、写作》的小说卷，是一部很好的英语文学入门教材。它的观念时新，内容丰富，文学作品和文学理论有机结合，文学欣赏和文学研究紧密相连，生动活泼，深入浅出，对于学生培养文学兴趣，消除文学欣赏的神秘感，打好文学研究的基础，是非常有益的。

随着第一版的面世，柯斯兹纳和芒代尔编写的《文学：阅读、反应、写作》为各个层次的学生揭开了文学的神秘面纱，使文学成为了他们生活的一部分。现在第五版的《文学：阅读、反应、写作》(小说卷)收录了更多的当代作家和名著精粹，并随书附赠《Literature in the 21st Century》CD-ROM，将文学经典领出了文学象牙塔，领进了学生的日常生活。

Preface xl

Understanding Literature 1

Reading and Writing about Literature 15

FICTION

Understanding Fiction 43

Reading and Writing about Fiction 57

Plot 82

Character 121

Setting 171

Point of View 222

Style, Tone, and Language 276

Symbol and Allegory 330

Theme 381

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper":

A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing 445

Joyce Carol Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have

You Been?": A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing 492

Fiction for Further Reading 541

Authors and Titles Index / 1

Index of Literary Terms 114

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POETRY

Understanding Poetry 767

Discovering Themes in Poetry 775

Reading and Writing about Poetry 801

Voice 822

Word Choice, Word Order 865

Imagery 897

Figures of Speech 916

Sound 948

Form 976

Symbol, Allegory, Allusion, Myth 1012

The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: A Casebook

for Reading, Research, and Writing 1039

The Poetry of Langston Hughes: A Casebook

for Reading, Research, and Writing 1098

Poetry for Further Reading 1149

Biographical Sketches of Selected Poets 1256

Index of First Lines of Poetry I1

Authors and Titles Index 15

Index of Literary Terms 118

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DRAMA

Understanding Drama 1289

Reading and Writing about Drama 1316

Plot 1336

Character 1457

Staging 1638

Theme 1766

Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie:

A Casebook for Reading, Research, and Writing 1904

William Shakespeare's Hamlet. A Casebook for

Reading, Research, and Writing 2000

WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE

Three Special Writing Assignments 2143

Writing a Research Paper 2165

Using Literary Criticism in Your Writing 2195

Writing Essay Exams about Literature 2220

Appendix: Literary History: From Aristotle to the Present 2229

Glossary of Literary Terms G1

Credits C I

Authors and Titles Index I 1

Index of Literary Terms 114

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