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Preface xxvii
INTRODUCTION 1
What Is Literature? 3
1 Interpreting Literature 5
2 Writing About Literature 23
SHORT FICTION
3 Enjoying Short Fiction 55
4 Elements of Short Fiction 68
5 Interpreting Short Fiction 152
An Album of Short Fiction 167
Eudora Welty in Depth 512
POETRY
6 Enjoying Poetry 549
7 Elements of Poetry 560
8 Interpreting Poetry 644
An Album of Poems 663
Sylvia Plath in Depth 1005
DRAMA
9 Enjoying Drama 1051
10 Elements of Drama 1113
11 Interpreting Drama 1168
An Album of Plays 1195
Henrik Ibsen in Depth 1766