A Writer’s Reference with Writing about Literature
A Writer’s Reference with Writing about Literature by Diana Hacker is a comprehensive resource published by Macmillan in 2011. This seventh edition spans 540 pages and is presented in English. The book includes a tabbed section titled Writing about Literature, which serves as a practical guide for students on how to interpret literary works and effectively plan, compose, and document their papers.
Readers will find valuable assistance in forming and supporting interpretations, integrating quotations, and adhering to the conventions of literature papers. The guide also features two sample student essays that illustrate the use of primary and secondary sources, along with the full primary texts. This edition is designed to enhance understanding of writing in the context of literature, making it a useful tool for those studying language arts and composition.
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This version of the best selling college handbook includes a tabbed section called Writing about Literature, a practical guide to interpreting works of literature and to planning, composing, and documenting papers about literature. Students will find help with forming and supporting an interpretation, avoiding plot summary, integrating quotations from a literary work, observing the conventions of literature papers, and using secondary sources. Writing about Literature also includes two sample student essays — one that uses primary sources and one that uses primary and secondary sources. The full primary texts are also included.
Writing about Literature is also available in a packageable, stand-alone booklet (ISBN: 978-0-312-65684-3). Contact your sales representative or [email protected] for a copy.
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