About this title: The concise version of the discipline's most popular introductory anthology, Kennedy/Gioia's Literature, Compact Edition continues to inspire students with engaging insights on reading and writing about stories, poems, and plays. Poets in their own right, editors X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia bring personal warmth and a human perspective to this compact, paperback anthology. Organized into three genres--Literature, Compact Edition presents readable discussions of the literary devices, illustrated by apt works, supported by useful writing tips, and followed by (now) six full chapters devoted to ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780321475770ISBN:0321475771
Description: Acceptable. Back/ Front cover is folded. Back/Front cover has minor tearing or ripping. Book may have underlining, highlighting, or notes throughout. Well used. Still readable but not for the collector. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pearson Longman
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780321428493ISBN:0321428498
Description: Very Good. 3 volume set. All in very good condition. Very clean. No bends, rips, or markings inside or out. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Don't waste your money on the 10th edition which is way overpriced. This listing is for the 9th edition. This is NOT for the cheap, lower quality International Edition. The only differences you can expect from a newer edition are a new book cover, a small update, and slightly different page numbers which are definitely NOT worth the enormous additional expense. We Guarantee that you can use this earlier edition for your class and save money. If you aren't ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Don't waste your money on the 5th edition which is way overpriced. This listing is for the 4th edition. This is NOT for the cheap, lower quality International Edition. The only differences you can expect from a newer edition are a new book cover, a small update, and slightly different page numbers which are definitely NOT worth the enormous additional expense. We Guarantee that you can use this earlier edition for your class and save money. If you aren't ... read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Audience: General/trade. I have for sale a GOOD CONDITION hardbound textbook of 2221 pages titled " LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA AND WRITING " Tenth Edition, Interactive Edition, written by Kennedy and Gioia and published in 2007 by Pearson Education ( ISBN 0-321-42850-1 ) (17603) This textbook has minor cover, corner and edge wear. The cover corners are slightly split. A small tear is visible along the bottom of the binding edge. Thumbing through ... read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Audience: General/trade. I have for sale a GOOD CONDITION hardbound textbook of 2221 pages titled " LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA AND WRITING " Tenth Edition, Interactive Edition, written by Kennedy and Gioia and published in 2007 by Pearson Education ( ISBN 0-321-42850-1 ) (17758) This textbook has minor to moderate cover, corner and edge wear. The cover corners and binding edges are bent and scuffed, exposing the cardboard underneath. Some of the ... read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Audience: General/trade. I have for sale a GOOD CONDITION hardbound textbook of 2221 pages titled " LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA AND WRITING " Tenth Edition, Interactive Edition, written by Kennedy and Gioia and published in 2007 by Pearson Education ( ISBN 0-321-42850-1 ) (17759) This textbook has minor to moderate cover, corner and edge wear. The cover corners and binding edges are slightly split, exposing a small amount of the cardboard. A small ... read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 1664 p. Audience: General/trade. I have for sale a GOOD CONDITION softbound textbook of 1538 pages titled " LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA AND WRITING " Fifth Edition, Compact Interactive Edition written by X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia and published in 2007 by Pearson Longman ( ISBN 0-321-47032-X ) (17992) This textbook has moderate cover, corner and edge wear. One of the front cover corners is somewhat ... read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 1664 p. Audience: General/trade. I have for sale a GOOD CONDITION softbound textbook of 1538 pages titled " LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA AND WRITING " Fifth Edition, Compact Interactive Edition written by X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia and published in 2007 by Pearson Longman ( ISBN 0-321-47032-X ) (18047) This textbook has minor to moderate cover, corner and edge wear. One of the front cover corners is ... read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 1664 p. Audience: General/trade. I have for sale a GOOD CONDITION softbound textbook of 1538 pages titled " LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA AND WRITING " Fifth Edition, Compact Interactive Edition written by X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia and published in 2007 by Pearson Longman ( ISBN 0-321-47032-X ) (18048) This textbook has moderate cover, corner and edge wear. The forward edge of the front cover is ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pearson Longman
Date Published: 2006-11-09
ISBN-13:9780321428493ISBN:0321428498
Description: New. Still in plastic. This is a review copy that was given to a faculty member for review. It is the exact same as the student edition. But might say review copy or not for sale. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Used book in great condition with minimal wear. Don't waste your money on the 10th edition of this book. This is the 9th US edition and is almost the exact same, word for word as the newest edition, as proved by thousands of satisfied customers. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THE NEWEST EDITION! It is guaranteed that you can use this edition for your class and save a lot of money. A full refund will be offered if you cannot. Why pay more? read more
"I read Kafka in here for the first time and Hemingway. It's an excellent grab bag text book. Great as a resource and to get your feet wet as a reader and writer. Also the entire plays of Shakespeare's Macbeth and Hamlet are in here, AWESOME!"
"This book provides information about literary theories and approach for analyzing literary work. Some reviews of famous works or authors are also included."
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