Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers

by John Clifford and John Schilb

Book Overview

Become a better writer by writing about what interests you as Making Literature Matter clusters recent fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction around issues relevant to you today. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312394608
• ISBN13: 9780312394608
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Length: 1662 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.4"

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.