Literature and Ourselves

Literature and Ourselves, 3/e is a thematically arranged anthology that focuses on issues of self and self-exploration. With each of the six themes—Family, Men and Women, Human Vulnerability, Freedom and Responsibility, Art and Language, and Quest—the authors make literature real to the students in a personal way. Within each theme—Literature and Ourselves provides a unique combination of traditional and contemporary works organized by genre—essays, fiction, poetry, and drama—that reflect the diverse cultures and ethnicities that make up our world today. The third edition features enhanced coverage of the writing process, three new casebooks (August Wilson, Three Poets: Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and Katherine Anne Porter) and new material on research and the Internet.