Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama

X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia

Pearson/Longman, 2006 - Literary Collections - 1138 pages

The newest, smallest, and most economical member of the Kennedy/Gioia family, Backpack Literature is 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.

Contents

• FICTION: 1
• THE SHORT STORY: 13
• WRITING CRITICALLY: 21

About the author

Widely anthologized, Kennedy's poetry may not be as influential among contemporary poets as others' because of his preference for, in his words, "old-fangled structures most poets have junked these days." As Kennedy's comments on his verse suggest, his poetry is witty, concise, and unpretentious. His subject matter is drawn from the everyday including his Catholic background and middle-class suburban life. Yet his concerns can be profound including death, violence, suicide, and Genesis.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
• Editors: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Pearson/Longman, 2006
• Original from: Pennsylvania State University
• Digitized: Nov 17, 2009
• ISBN: 032133373X, 9780321333735
• Length: 1138 pages
• Subjects: Literary Collections / General; Literary Criticism / General; Social Science / Sociology / General