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1.Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Interactive Edition (with MyLitLab) (10th Edition) by: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia August 16, 2007
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I picked this book up for a class, expecting to be perfectly bored. Instead, this book woke up my sleeping love of learning and literature. The book is easy to understand and contains MANY great stories and poems in it. It also has a great glossary and index was well. It came with an additional feature, MyLiteratureLab, which is an accompanying web page. That is also very helpful indeed. This book is so good, there were even people at work wanting to check it out!

2.The Art of the Short Story by: Dana Gioia, R. S. Gwynn September 09, 2005
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This is the most-read and loved of my anthologies. In fact, it's the best I've ever glimpsed, skimmed through, picked up in a bookstore or library, or been given a reading assignment from. It provides the reader with a glimpse into the minds of some of the most well-known, and many obscure, short story writers, as well as providing wonderful pieces of literature. The stories themselves are varied, intriguing, and plentiful.

3.An Introduction to Poetry by: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia December 08, 2006
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When i ordered this book, it did not say anything about the book having missing pages. There are several sections of pages that are ripped out of the book, which i needed for class. I was not satisfied with this product.

4.Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Compact Edition (5th Edition) (Kennedy/Gioia Literature Series) by: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia December 10, 2006
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The first review of this textbook is extremely misleading. This is THE most popular textbook in the country for Introduction to Literature courses. While the Norton is certainly popular too, it is not the "standard." Furthermore, the literature examples in the book are copious, varied and extremely well chosen. All periods and types of the genres are represented, and the headnotes are generous and well-written. The emphasis on writing is quite welcome, since in most Introduction to Literature courses the ultimate goal is for students to be able to write mature critical essays about what they're reading. The previous reviewer reveals his or her bias with the sneer about the book seeming to come from a "bygone era." By that I think the reviewer means that the book does not particularly emphasize late ... Read More

5.Backpack Literature (2nd Edition) (Kennedy/Gioia Literature Series) by: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia October 27, 2007
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I'm a student and this textbook was assigned for my intro to literature class. I was surprised by how much I actually ENJOYED this textbook! There is a lot of good writing in it, some great examples of literature, which made for interesting class discussions. I even found myself reading a lot of the passages that weren't assigned, just out of curiousity, and most of them were really quite enjoyable.

6.Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture by: Dana Gioia September 01, 2002
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The title essay wasn't the best thing about this book on matters poetical, in my view. Whether poetry does matter or whether poetry can matter are two different questions, but Dana Gioia treats these two as one and the same and, in the end, doesn't answer it, except incompletely. Yes, poetry CAN make your life happy . . . . he weakly suggests at the end of the piece. The essay on Robert Bly (the "successful poet") was stunningly vicious and blessedly beautiful at the same time: highly insightful. The two separate essays on Weldon Kees and Robinson Jeffers ("Strong Counsel") were perfection in analysis and appreciation of these poets' works (except for one mistake: the author is wrong in stating that Robinson Jeffers never won any award in his lifetime. Mr. Jeffers won many awards - seven ... Read More

7.Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Portable Edition by: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia July 06, 2005
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The books were well priced, as far as school books go these days... but the paper is almost as thin as toilet paper, so you you intend to highlight anything, it'll bleed through the page.

8.The Gods of Winter by: Dana Gioia March 01, 1991
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this book is a sensitive, strong slice of the poet's life. As a critic, Daniel Gioia shines, and to read his poetry is indeed a priviledge!

9.Twentieth-Century American Poetics: Poets on the Art of Poetry by: Dana Gioia, David Mason, Meg Schoerke December 26, 2003
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I bought this book for my Creative Writing: Poetry class and would recommend it to anyone who wants to know the basics of twentieth century poetics. It covers the most famous writers, such as Robert Frost, by summarizing their lives and providing examples of what forms of poetry they used and what makes up any particular form. Don't buy this book if you want to read poetry, but do if you want to understand it, for that is its goal, and it provides explanations of numerous types of poetry and verse.

10.Interrogations at Noon by: Dana Gioia April 01, 2001
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My bias is toward poets who are more direct in what they are saying. This work I found a mix of stunning and hard to grasp poems. Still, the poems that reached me were enough to make me want to read more of this talented poet.

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