The Handy Literature Answer Book

Deborah G. Felder is a graduate of Bard College, where she studied Drama and Literature. She worked as an editor at Scholastic, Inc., and has been a freelance writer and editor for over 30 years. The author of 20 publications, including fiction and nonfiction books, and articles for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers, including 100 American Women Who Shaped American History and A Bookshelf of Our Own: Works That Changed Women’s Lives. She has also written book reviews for The New York Times Book Review, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
World Literature Timeline

1. What is Literature and How to Read It
2. Why Read Literature & How NOT to Read It
3. Poetry
4. Short Stories
5. The Novel
6. Drama
7. Literary Nonfiction
8. Critical Approaches to Literature

Appendix 1—Glossary of Essential Literary Terms
Appendix 2—Listing of Selected Essential Poems, Stories, Novels, and Dramas
Bibliography
Index