Perrine's Literature: Structure, Sound and Sense

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The classic text, PERRINE'S LITERATURE: STRUCTURE, SOUND, and SENSE, Eighth Edition, continues to provide students with a comprehensive study into the principal forms of fiction, poetry, and drama.

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Good review.......2007-08-28

I would recommend this seller to anyone. I received my book in good condition and it was shipped quickly.

Great content, horribly constructed.......2007-05-18

I am an A.P. teacher who ordered several copies from Amazon, and after a year, the bindings on the books were destroyed. Not from mistreatment, they were destroyed from mere usage. I contacted my representive from Thomson who said that since I went through Amazon, I had to take it up with them. So I did. They said that after thirty days, it is not their problem.
My suggestion is, first and foremost, find another book. Sure the content is unparalleled, but the service from the publisher is awful. Second, if you must have this book, don't use Amazon. Go order this book directly from the publisher or you will lose your investment. For me, each book came out to be about $80. At seven books, my school district can't afford that each year.

Perrine.......2007-01-18

This book came in a timely matter, with minimal damage to it. Very good prouct.

Mostly a Compilation that is a Savage Plunder to Parents' Pockets.......2006-08-19

New editions of this book continue being published to have teachers require "the new edition" from students. This way the publisher and the compilers keep on plundering unashamedly the parents' pockets. Interestingly, to compile comes from the latin "compilare", which means to plunder. Compilation as it is, plus "obvious" literary theory, this book should cost no more than its weight in paper plus a few dollars. The obvious recommendation to the student is: when completed the course sell this "brick" before a new edition appears, and buy and read the full versions of the classics (Sophocles, Shakespeare, Lord Tennyson, Ibsen, Chekhov, Faulkner, Melville, Browning, J. Keats, Donne, Wordsworth, W. B. Yeats, ...); disregard all the remaining mediocre authors this book includes. Regarding Sophocles, Oedipux Rex, the translation the compilers have chosen is by Duddley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. Fitts was playwriter, and Fitzgerald, academic as he was and popularly known for his translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey, was never a "translator" but a "paraphraser". Read the translations by Lattimore for a "taste" of the originals, instead. Regarding "obvious" literary theory" a few sentences choosen at random from the 9th edition will suffice: Drama "normally presents its action (a) through actors, (b) on stage, and (c) before and audience" (pp.1028).
"The sharpness and vividness of any image will ordinarily depend on how specific it is and on the poet's use of effective detail" (pp. 702).
"Talented authors achieve compression by exercising a careful selectivity" (pp. 274).

i really like this book.......2006-06-01

i originally got this book because I needed it for a class. In the end I used it for much longer. Its really good and I recommend it

Instructor's manual to accompany Perrine's literature: Structure, sound, and sense

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Instructor's manual to accompany Perrine's literature: Structure, sound, and sense
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an excellent introduction to the study of genre.

Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense
Laurence Perrine , and Thomas R. Arp
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an excellent introduction to the study of genre........1998-08-06

Perrine approaches the three broad genres of literature-- short story, poetry, and drama--in an exciting, fun way for beginning literature students, or those required to take a literature course. And for the instructor, "Literature" is especially a beginning instructor's dream. Perrine organizes the genre's in three separate sections and provides solid, accepted critical material on craftsmenship. He also provides excellent study questions for students. The poetry section is especially good. He presents progressively more sophisticated poems and also gives side by comparisons of "bad" poems with "good" poems which have the same theme. In the past, a companion teacher's supplement was avaiable which was balanced, readable, and nonthreatening in that instructors could use the supplemental comments or not and feel comfortable either way.

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What is it about the Pacific Northwest that seems to attract mass murderers who prey on the most vulnerable of society's downtrodden? Had Spokane journalist Jess Walter made this tantalizing question the centerpiece of his debut thriller, he might have come up with something other than a relatively derivative retelling of an all-too-familiar plot. Instead, he takes the idea as well as the setting for his novel right from the 2000 headlines that trumpeted the arrest of serial killer Robert Yates for the murders of several young prostitutes in eastern Washington state.

Detective Caroline Mabry, still suffering the after-effects of a domestic violence incident that turned deadly, is assigned to investigate a killing spree that begins with the discovery of the mutilated body of first one and then several other prostitutes who were last seen on the stroll in a part of town apparently due for wholesale development. Partnered with her old flame Alan Dupree, a married detective whose sarcastic humor and iconoclastic ways are barely tolerated in the department, Caroline's investigation focuses on one Lenny Ryan, already sought in the seemingly unrelated murder of a young drug dealer. The two headline-grabbing FBI profilers brought into the case to help the beleaguered local police in their search for Ryan provide Walter with a subplot that slows down the narrative and adds little except a few cheap shots to the action. Mabry and Dupree will seem hauntingly familiar to readers of Ridley Pearson's popular cop thrillers starring Lou Boldt and Daphne Matthews. Yet Walter is a solid writer with a good command of his craft, and if serial killers are your style, Over Tumbled Graves won't disappoint. --Jane Adams

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A Riverbank littered with bodies. A city under siege by crime-solving "experts." One young detective struggles to discover the truth ... and preserve her sanity.

Spokane, Washington: a bustling city split by hurtling white-water falls. During a routine drug bust, Detective Caroline Mabry finds herself on a narrow bridge over the falls, face-to-face with a brutal murderer named Lenny Ryan. Within hours, the body of a young prostitute is found nearby, dumped along the riverbank. Then another. And another. Soon Caroline and her cynical mentor Alan Dupree are thrown headlong into the search for a serial murderer police have nicknamed the Southbank Strangler. But while Caroline hunts a killer, he may also be hunting her.

What follows is a novel that turns the usual serial killer story on its head, that confronts America's burgeoning fascination with psychopathology and murder and stares it down. Through one long, bloody summer, Caroline and Dupree remain one step behind a madman who seems to be communicating by killing women and growing bolder with each new body. And when Spokane is overrun by headline-grabbing FBI profilers, statisticians, and TV producers, the detectives are forced to grapple with the ever hungrier serial murder industry. Before it's all over, Caroline and Dupree uncover some hard truths about their city, their profession, and each other. And Caroline finds herself back at the river, facing an evil far more alarming than the one she thought she was chasing.

Rich with the darkly muted colors of the Pacific Northwest skies, peopled with characters of extraordinary depth and dimension, Over Tumbled Graves marks the debut of a novelist with unusual insight into the human psyche.

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As Good As Any Mystery/Thriller/Police Procedural I've Read.......2007-08-29

Having read "Citizen Vance" I knew that Jess Walter is an author who deserves to be more widely read, specifically because his writing includes many insights into interpersonal relationships and life in general. Most encouragingly, he characters talk and think like real people. His ear for conversation/banter is the equivalent of someone with 'perfect pitch'.

Set in Spokane (pronounce SPO-can per Walter) Washington the book focuses primarily on two detective of the SPD who are trying to find a man who is a serial killer of prostitutes/drug users. Caroline Mabry and Alan Dupree have known each other since she joined the force twelve years ago (total of 26 and counting for him). Six years ago, Mabry had a "good" shooter of a wife beater that she has never completely gotten over. Dupree is the standard "burnout" about to go through a divorce. They both feel guilty about an "affair" that never was consummated. Initially, Dupree is the detective in charge of the serial killer task force, but his flippancy has finally gotten him into trouble and he has asked to be put back in uniform. The "new" task force head is a young up-and-comer who has brought a FBI (FeeBIe) profiler into the mix.

The killer is going after prostitutes and his signature "calling card" is a two $20 bills which he rubber bands to each victim's hand. At one point he leaves the $40 in the victims mouth causing an argument between two profilers. One insists that it's because of his 'oral fixations' and the other profiler counters that 'he ran out of rubber bands'. This gives you an idea of Walter's style. (Having worked on serial killers as a journalist this seems to be Walter's way of getting back at the so called experts.)

Walter's has written one follow-up with the same two main characters and it should be interesting to see how their 'romance' is followed up. At the end of the book (after the killer is caught), Mabry has broken up with her 24 years old live-in. Dupree who is separated and in the process of divorce, has also just taken 'early retirement' (before he gets himself fired and ruins his pension) and has no idea what he will do next.

I've read two books by this author in the last three days! Superb writing.......2007-07-30

Although I suppose this book will be classified as a "murder mystery" or "suspense" novel, Mr. Walter is an author who deserves to be widely read, for many reasons, including the fact that he includes plenty of insights about human character and life in general, some of which I've actually written in my journal as a reminder of what a truly gifted writer can do, no matter what genre he chooses.

About the subject matter: Set in Spokane, Washington the book focuses primarily on two people who are tracking a serial killer. The two detectives are Caroline Mabry and her partner Alan Dupree. The killer is going after prostitutes and his signature "calling card" is a stack of $20 bills which he leaves in each victim's hand. He is also drawn to Caroline (for reasons that become clear later in the book).

But that is just the bare outline of this complex, satisfying thriller.
Here is what makes it a standout:

1. The particular strengths and weaknesses of the main characters. Caroline Mabry and Alan Dupree aren't just partners but are also strongly drawn to one another, fighting both sexual and romantic tension. Dupree, however, is married and, as you might expect, that adds a special layer of guilt, ambivalence and excitment. They've dreamt of being together for a long time but as the author so deftly notes "Daydreams never have bad breath or forget important dates." As the novel goes on, the author reveals compromises each has made for the other, ones that might not have been made if they'd felt differently about each other.

2. This author goes beyond writing a "good" book but strives to be among the select few who rise to the top - and I think he succeeds. After reading another book of his, Citizen Vince (see link below), I was so hooked on his writing that I went on to read this one, Over Tumbled Graves. Both have been rich and layered and suspenseful enough to keep me spellbound.

3. The perpetual exploration of what it means to live well in this world and how to deal with the inevitable failures that all humans make. When does one know whether it is time to leave a marriage? What truly makes one unfaithful, even before the first touch? How do you identify the traits of specific serial killers and know what to look for when tracking them down?

If you are looking for a book that goes beyond the usual formulas and contain the imprint of an individual author's style, I urge you to read this book. Then go on to read more by this very talented author!

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Eager to read the next one..........2005-07-20

Jess Walter gives me a whole new way of looking at my hometown, Spokane. He's caught the essence of one aspect of the city, and the characters could really be living right here in River City. The book kept me up all night reading and I'm really eager to get started on his next one.

Outstanding debut novel!.......2004-01-12

"Over Tumbled Graves" by Jess Walter is an exquisite, thought-provoking first novel.

It is a story of conflict, contrast and choice set amidst a serial killer investigation in Spokane.

A drug bust gone awry leads to the discovery of a string of hooker killings, all with an identical signature.

Spokane's Major Crime Unit's initial suspect is linked to two brutal non-serial murders as well. The more they learn about him, the more intangible he becomes.

The characters are complicated, believable, motivated---their internal dialogue and tensions fueling the plot. Alan Dupree's cynical, sarcastic, acidic wit is a highlight.

Competing "celebrity" profilers, the attendant media circus, condescending FBI "assistance" and a mid-investigation change of lead detectives distract and surround the investigation.

In the end, it is the Spokane MCU's detailed, tedious, credible investigative work ethic that corners the perp. That final answer is unexpected and complex.

A lack of cardboard stereotypes, superb misdirection and smoothly flowing action earn "Over Tumbled Graves" highly recommended status.

Strong writing.......2003-05-20

While it has been mentioned in other reviews that the plot of this story is somewhat derivative, I would say that all stories work or don't work due to how the story is told. There are only 12 known plots anyway, right?

In this story the female heroine, Caroline Mabry, is dealing both with a serial killer that seems to have made a connection to her, personally, and with her unresolved feelings for her ex-partner. As the body count increases and the police attempts to solve the crime continue to fail, her emotions become more and more frazzled, leading her back to her former partner and mentor.

What I think is most important here is that Jess Walter can write: he develops believable characters, his language is years ahead of most mystery writers and he tackles themes of interest and meaning.

What's more, he does not shy away from the graphic. There's plenty of sex, drugs and violence in this novel, all describe vividly and without cliche. He knows when to describe a scene in detail and when it's more horrific to just describe the characters reaction to it.

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Over Tumbled Graves
Jess Walter
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When you're stranded in a strange and fantastic land, bizarre occurrences can quickly become the norm. For example, fat and jolly Santa Clauses (yes Virginia, there is more than one Santa Claus) bounce around the surreal countryside. Even the laws of science and nature are slightly different. Junpei, whose strength only seemed to be physical up to now, suddenly impresses his friends with his intellectual might. Junpei? Smart? Puleeeeze! In the strange world in which our heroes find themselves, wherever they go, the stalwart adventurers, Junpei, Celcia, Airi and Ritsuko are always selflessly helping those in need aid. However, to Celcia's dismay, she is still stuck in her her adorable (to everyone else, that is) panda form. The adventures of the Elf Hunters continue as they search high and low for the fragments to the magic spell that could mean their ticket home!

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Read Running with the Legends and become a training partner, student, friend, and fan of some of the greatest runners ever. More than a collection of biographies, Legends details the development, training techniques, coaching, competitions, motives, and perspectives of 21 all-time great runners.

From special tips you can use to incredible feats that will motivate you, Running with the Legends is full of material to enhance your own running and appreciation of those who have set the standard for excellence.

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Thoroughly enjoyable tome for running fans!.......2006-01-07

I'm a recreational marathoner (7 and counting) but take my running very seriously, regardless. I bought a used, marked up copy of this on amazon and was happily surprised at how much enjoyment and useful information I have gotten from it.

So many profiles of great runners...all presented (no surprise, since it's from RUNNERS WORLD magazine) in abbreviated, interesting biographies that highlight their personal and professional accomplishments on and off the race track. Lots of pearls of wisdom, sage advice and things to think about for runners of all levels, regardless of skill or dedication.

There's something for every runner in this thick, wonderful book which I find myself picking up again and again...especially the night before a race or long run!

Good biographies.......2005-09-04

While it is a little thin on training details, this book does give you some insight into the mindset of these great athletes. As a 40+ runner who idolized some of these greats I was entertained.

Depends on what you are looking for..........2001-03-14

I would agree with the other reviewers that this is by no means a training manual (ala Daniels or Coe). However, that doesn't change the fact that it is a very enjoyable book to read, covering legends of the past as well as more recent champions. If you are interested in marathoning, this book is particularly good, as most of the runners covered are marathoners.

Whilst the training plans will be of little use, I find this book a great motivator, and that's what every runner needs!

Where's the beef?.......2000-09-30

I must agree with the first reviewer, I too purchased this book with much anticipation and was sorely disappointed with it's lack of hard training fact. There is decent info from a few athletes but much of the training info of the more secretive elites are nothing but short biographies and anecdotal evidence akin to the dry packaged responses you get in most running mags.

Mostly "Track and Field News" rehash ...a cut and paste job........1997-08-29

Having been a running affectionado for 25 years, I eagerly anticipated this book. Sandrock has a great idea, running with and interviewing many distance greats from our time. He does manage to get "inside their heads" and that's of value. But much of this seems to be blatantly plagiarized out of old "Track and Field News" issues. No surprise T&FN does not include this in their book selections

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