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English Literature

British Literature I Anthology: From the Middle Ages to Neoclassicism and the Eighteenth Century

Featuring over 50 authors and full texts of their works, this anthology follows the shift of monarchic to parliamentarian rule in Britain, and the heroic epic to the more egalitarian novel as genre.

British Literature II: Romantic Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond

Featuring 37 authors and full texts of their works, the selections in this open anthology represent the literature developed within and developing through their respective eras.

Literature, the Humanities, and Humanity

This book aims to show how literature delights and how it instructs. It is hoped to inspire other teachers to emphasize the value and delight of reading literature.

Naming the Unnameable: An Approach to Poetry for New Generations

The textbook offers practical advice and strategies for developing a writing process that is centered on play and supported by an understanding of America’s rich literary traditions.

Includes: instructor resources, student resources, and summaries

Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature

The textbook was initially created by Robin deRosa at Plymouth State University. Working with students, they collected public domain texts, edited them as necessary and created introductions for each to form the beginnings of a new, definitive anthology of Early American Literature.

Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative

The textbook outlines the principles and techniques of storytelling.

World Literature I: Beginnings to 1650

This anthology comprises of three comprehensive collections that provide samples of literature from around the world and across the ages, ranging from some of oldest tales that have survived into modernity to works from the 1650s. Sections of the text are divided by time period in three parts: the Ancient World, Middle Ages, and Renaissance, and then divided into chapters by location.

English Writing

Brehe’s Grammar Anatomy

Written by a professor of English at the University of North Georgia, this book provides an in-depth look at beginner grammar terms and concepts, providing clear examples with limited technical jargon.

Includes: exercises

English Composition

This textbook serves as an introduction to writing at college.

Includes: sample essays, exercises

The Simple Math of Writing Well: Writing for the 21st Century

This writing guide directly addresses the importance of writing well in the Google age, embracing the variety of media that define our internet-connected world.

The Word on College Reading and Writing

Written by five college reading and writing instructors, this interactive, multimedia text draws from decades of experience teaching students who are entering the college reading and writing environment for the very first time.

Includes: activities, discussions

Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking, and Communication

Designed for a first-year English composition class, this book is filled with short stories, and plays, and discussion of literary devices to introduce composition in the context of literary studies.

Includes: instructor resources

Writing for Success 1st Canadian Edition

The textbook provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition.

Includes: discussions, examples, exercises