Download or read book Elements of Literature written by Carl H. Klaus and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1986 with total page 1588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive broadly-based collection gives the student a wide variety of selections in five major forms of literature. In addition, it offers a survey of the historical development of each genre; brief biographies of each author; a clear, concise editorial apparatus; lively introductions and critical remarks, as well as glossary and an index.