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Perrine's literature, Structure, sound and sense--Eighth edition by Thomas R. Arp reads as academic, informative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

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A comprehensive literature textbook surveying fiction, poetry, and drama with analytical apparatus for close reading. Best for: students and instructors seeking a rigorous, structured introduction to literary analysis.

How to read literature like a professor cover
How to read literature like a professor
Thomas C. Foster · 2002
A friendly, chapter-by-chapter tour of the codes literary critics read by — quests, communions, weather, symbols — delivered in warm, chatty prose that treats the reader as a curious equal.
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The Art of the Novel cover
The Art of the Novel
Henry James · 1934
A deeply introspective meditation on the novelist's craft, where James articulates his aesthetic philosophy through retrospective analysis of his own fictional practice.
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Literature--Structure, Sound, and Sense--Sixth Edition cover
Literature--Structure, Sound, and Sense--Sixth Edition
Laurnce Perrine · 1993
Both explore literary analysis & poetry
The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature--Eighth Edition cover
The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature--Eighth Edition
Michael Meyer · 2009
Both explore literary analysis & poetry
Literature--reading fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay cover
Literature--reading fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay
Robert DiYanni · 1986
A structured classroom anthology-textbook experience: guided analysis of fiction, poetry, drama, and essay rather than a narrative to be swept up in.
complete storydeep cut
Perrine's literature--structure, sound and sense--Ninth edition cover
Perrine's literature--structure, sound and sense--Ninth edition
Thomas R. Arp · 2005
Both explore poetry & fiction
Story and structure cover
Story and structure
Laurence Perrine · 1959
Both explore literary analysis & poetry
Broadview Introduction to Literature cover
Broadview Introduction to Literature
Lisa Chakyloff · 2013
Both explore literary analysis
The Norton introduction to literature--portable edition cover
The Norton introduction to literature--portable edition
Alison Booth · 2006
Both explore literary analysis
Literature, The Human Experience, Reading and Writing--Shorter Ninth Edition cover
Literature, The Human Experience, Reading and Writing--Shorter Ninth Edition
Richard Abcarian · 2003
Both explore literary analysis & critical thinking
An introduction to poetry cover
An introduction to poetry
X. J. Kennedy · 1966
Both explore literary analysis
How does a poem mean? cover
How does a poem mean?
John Ciardi · 1959
Both explore poetry

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