Introduction to Fiction An

About this book

Kennedy/Gioias An Introduction to Fiction 11th edition continues to inspire students with a rich collection of fiction and engaging insights on reading analyzing and writing about stories. This bestselling anthology includes sixty-five superlative short stories blending classic works and contemporary selections. Written by noted poets X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia the text reflects the authors wit and contagious enthusiasm for their subject. Informative accessible apparatus presents readable discussions of the literary devices illustrated by apt works and supported by interludes with the anthologized writers. This edition features 10 new stories three masterwork casebooks revised and expanded chapters on writing and a new design. New Key Terms Review feature at the end of every major chapterprovide students a simple study guide to go over key concepts and terms in each chapter. New 2009 MLA guidelinesprovides students the updated source citation guidelines from the new 7th edition of the MLA Handbook and incorporates these in all sample student papers. New section on Writing a Response Paperprovides instructions and a sample student essay for this popular type of writing assignment. Updated revised format to increase accessibility and ease of usenewly added section titles and sub-titles will help Web-oriented students navigate easily from topic to topic in every chapter. Additionally all chapters have been reviewed and updated to include relevant cultural references.