Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers

By John Clifford and John Schilb

Book Overview

Students respond powerfully to literature when it explores issues that matter to them, such as how love can be compromised by the demands of tradition, how authoritarian injustice can be resisted, and how popular culture influences behavior. And when students learn to analyze and argue for how literature engages such issues and exerts such power, they develop and hone their critical thinking and writing skills. In its fifth edition Making Literature Matter continues to deliver on the promise of its title. Its thematic anthology gathers memorable stories, poems, plays, and essays into unique literary clusters addressing issues that rouse passionate responses in students. At the same time, its comprehensive rhetoric shows students how to harness those responses into thoughtful arguments about the issues raised by the clusters and the literature. Read the preface. This anthology is now available with video Learn more about VideoCentral for Literature .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312653549
• ISBN13: 9780312653545
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Length: 1712 Pages
• Weight: 2.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 1.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Interesting to read.

This book has some good stories, it was easy to follow, yet the language is somewhat advanced for any beginning class.

Just as described- Thank you so much!!

Pretty good book, great short stories. I purchased it because i'm taking 1302, but it's interesting.

Making Literature Matter--Providing a Response to "So What?"

Truly an anthology for readers and writers, this book encourages students to think more critically about the world around them. It calls on a variety of timely themes and genres to satisfy numerous interests and tastes in literature. It also provides many helpful rhetorical strategies for arguing about literature. Freshman writing instructors should give Making Literature Matter a look; it will not disappoint.