The new 15th edition contains over 50 new poems, a new Featured Poet (Sylvia Plath), a new poet in the Contemporary Collection (Louise Gluck), and updated MLA Style guidelines.
Written for students beginning a serious study of literature, the text introduces the fundamental elements of fiction, poetry, and drama in a concise and engaging way, addressing vital questions that other texts tend to ignore, such as Is ...
Written for readers beginning a serious study of literature, the book introduces the fundamental elements of fiction, poetry, and drama in a concise and engaging way, addressing vital questions that other texts tend to ignore, such as “Is ...
Literature; Structure, Sound, and Sense
Perrine's Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry
Robinson explains how poetry makes things happen through the interaction of its chosen words and forms with the reader's responses.
The classic text, Perrine’s Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense, Eighth Edition, continues to provide students with a comprehensive study into the principal forms of fiction, poetry, and drama.
This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more.
Fitzgerald, A., “A Note on G-Stem YNSR Forms in the Old Testament', ZAW 84 (1972), pp. 90-92. Fogle, S.F., 'Pun', in Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (ed. A. Preminger; Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1965), pp.
Perrine's Sound and Sense