Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing (4th Edition)

The smallest and most economical member of the Kennedy/Gioia family, Backpack Literatureis a brief paperback version of the discipline's most popular introduction to literature anthology.Like its bigger, bestselling predecessors, Backpack Literature features the authors' collective poetic voice which brings personal warmth and a human perspective to the discussion of literature, adding to students' interest in the readings. New selections have been added including four new one-act plays to help ease students into the study of this genre. The new plays include two comedies-- David Ivess, Sure Thing and Jane Martins Beautyas well as Terrence McNallys poignant Andres Mother and Edward Bok Lees experimental drama El Santo Americano.