Living Literature
An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
John Brereton

Bringing the past into the present, this innovative anthology focuses on literature as part of a fluid, living conversation across cultures, genres, and time periods. More so than any other anthology, "Living Literature" energizes students by offering new perspectives on a vibrant collection of stories, poems, and plays, contextualizing classic works with contemporary pieces and emphasizing the dynamic creative relationship between writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians.

Moments
Five “ Moments” chapters gather literary works from one particular time, place, or cultural viewpoint and frame the connections between them. More than Magnolias: Southern Women Storytellers (Chapter Seven) Passage to America: New Immigrants Tell Their Stories (Chapter Eight) Passionate Verse: Love Poetry of the English Renaissance (Chapter Sixteen) Writing Out Loud: Popular Victorian Narratives (Chapter Seventeen) Sweet Home Chicago: From Chicago Renaissance to "A Raisin in the Sun" (Chapter Twenty Five) A Moment in Fiction: Southern Women Storytellers
Flannery O’ Connor discusses her craft as one of the seven women writers in the Moments chapter, “ More than Magnolias: Southern Women Storytellers.”

Inspiration
“ Inspiration” sections in each chapter highlight artists from all genres-filmmakers, painters, musicians-who draw their creative spark from a writer or work in the anthology. Inspiration: Yeats and U2’ s Bono
U2’ s Bono draws inspiration from fellow Irishman, William Butler Yeats, incorporating lines of Yeats’ s poetry into songlyrics and live performances.

Literary, Web, Audio, and Visual Locales
“ Locales” in every chapter prompt readers to seek out contextual resources-a real-life literary location, an online site, an audio clip, or visual image-that will enrich their understanding of a particular text. Literary Locale: Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, New Orleans The Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, hosted annually in New Orleans, celebrates the playwright’ s work, such as "A Streetcar Named Desire,"

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• ISBN: 0321088999
• ISBN-13: 9780321088994
• Author : John C. Brereton
• Language : English
• Format:  Paperback - Search for other formats
• Publication Date: 12/1/2006
• Publisher Imprint: Longman Publishing Group
• Price ($AUD): $154.95


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