Literature for Composition

This college composition textbook pairs a collection of literary readings with guidance on writing. Its opening section covers six chapters on how to read and how to write, after which it turns to literary works and the forms they take. A later section focuses on building an argument, and the book closes with a collection of readings arranged by theme. Co-author William E. Cain joins the original author, Sylvan Barnet, in this fifth edition, which places greater weight on contemporary writers and a wider range of voices.