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Literature to Go
Drawn from our best-selling anthology The Bedford Introduction to Literature, Literature to Go is a brief and inexpensive collection of stories, poems, and plays supported by the superior instruction you expect from a Michael Meyer anthology. With literature from many periods, cultures, and diverse voices, the book is also a complete guide to close reading, critical thinking, and thoughtful writing about literature. The third edition features 66 new, carefully chosen stories, poems, and plays—as well as new art throughout—continuing the anthology’s mission to present literature as a living, changing art form.
960 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2010
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Michael Meyer
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Michael Meyer has taught writing and literature courses for more than thirty years—since 1981 at the University of Connecticut and before that at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the College of William and Mary. In addition to being an experienced teacher, Meyer is a highly regarded literary scholar. His scholarly articles have appeared in distinguished journals such as American Literature, Studies in the American Renaissance, and Virginia Quarterly Review. An internationally recognized authority on Henry David Thoreau, Meyer is a former president of the Thoreau Society and coauthor (with Walter Harding) of The New Thoreau Handbook, a standard reference source. The American Studies Association awarded his first book, Several More Lives to Live: Thoreau’s Political Reputation in America, the Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize. . He is also the editor of Frederick Douglass: The Narrative and Selected Writings. He has lectured on a variety of American literary topics from Cambridge University to Peking University. His books for Bedford/St. Martin's include The Bedford Introduction to Literature; The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature; Literature to Go; Poetry: An Introduction; and Thinking and Writing about Literature.
Michael Meyer has taught writing and literature courses for more than thirty years—since 1981 at the University of Connecticut and before that at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the College of William and Mary. In addition to being an experienced teacher, Meyer is a highly regarded literary scholar. His scholarly articles have appeared in distinguished journals such as American Literature, Studies in the American Renaissance, and Virginia Quarterly Review. An internationally recognized authority on Henry David Thoreau, Meyer is a former president of the Thoreau Society and coauthor (with Walter Harding) of The New Thoreau Handbook, a standard reference source. The American Studies Association awarded his first book, Several More Lives to Live: Thoreau’s Political Reputation in America, the Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize. . He is also the editor of Frederick Douglass: The Narrative and Selected Writings. He has lectured on a variety of American literary topics from Cambridge University to Peking University. His books for Bedford/St. Martin's include The Bedford Introduction to Literature; The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature; Literature to Go; Poetry: An Introduction; and Thinking and Writing about Literature.
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April 3, 2012
It is pretty amazing, but I'm giving it a whole extra star purely for its wonderful size. I was elated to discover one of my textbooks would be a lovely little handheld thing. I had already bought the old version the previous semester, but dropped the class early on when I found out that professor was insane. So, naturally I was pissed when the next semester I add the class again, thinking I already had the textbook (in fact I'd read it over the summer to get a headstart!), and then I find out that, no, actually they've changed textbooks on me! But my anger quickly evaporated when I sighted this beauty in the bookstore. :) In fact I got really excited and attached myself to it for three or four days (trying to regain my headstart). I discovered that much of the content is the same as it's bulky, semi-depressive-looking predecessor. The paper is lightweight and non-glossy (because why would you need glossy pages in an English book?) thus it really feels like you're just toting around your favorite novel. It's 1031 pages, but I have 400-page novels that have the same dimensions. It's a refreshing change from all those clumsy, floppy textbooks.
May 9, 2017
College Composition II, read for my college class at the community.
May 24, 2016
An excellent guide for the students of English literature and everyone who is interested in it. You'll find basic information about literature, as well as a very good selection of poems, fiction and drama. The book has a 'critical flaw', though. Some parts feel more like advertisement than information.
January 24, 2016
This book was a require text for an English class I took recently. It covers short stories, poetry, and plays. I like this book because, aside from the "learning" aspect, it was addicting to read the excerpts, sample stories, etc.
November 5, 2016
It's the textbook for my second-semester college freshman composition course, and it has short fiction by Junot Diaz, William Faulkner, and John Updike; lots of modern poetry; and "A Doll House" by Ibsen.
March 18, 2015
I would definitely use this as a course-required textbook for an Intro to Lit. class. It is affordable, concise, and yet surprisingly thorough.
June 10, 2015
Not a bad textbook at all. Interesting analyses of the works, and a good selection of works to study.
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July 8, 2021Great anthology book.
February 4, 2012
lit 1500, Fall 2011
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ENGL 107, Spring 2012
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