COMPACT Literature: Reading; Reacting; Writing (9th Edition) – 2016 MLA Update

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Discover how to write about literature in a way that is both convenient and inexpensive! The ninth version of COMPACT LITERATURE: READING; REACTING; WRITING (PDF) is designed to assist you in achieving academic success and integrating literature into all aspects of your life. This user-friendly handbook guides you step-by-step through the full process of research and writing, enabling you to learn how to build literary analyses and arguments. It combines a diverse selection of literature with time-proven writing instruction. The e-textbook contains a thorough approach to writing about literature, which includes extensive coverage of argument and critical thinking, demonstrating that writing about literature is a process that involves examination, discovery, and debate. Sampler chapters on poetry, fiction, and drama immerse you in the variety and diversity of literature through concise and approachable works that showcase representative selections from four popular contemporary literary subgenres. Sampler chapters can be found in a variety of anthologies and textbooks. Guidelines from the 2016 MLA HANDBOOK; 8th Edition have been incorporated into this most recent 9th edition, which has been revised.