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The Winchester Reader is a large， thematically arranged anthology of
prose intended for use in first-year composition classes. Such textbooks
have been around for much of this century， of course， distinguished
from one another by (1) the selections they reprint， (2) the arrangement
of the selections， and (3) the additional material accompanying the
selections. As the latest entry in the field， The Winchester Reader differs
significantly from its contemporaries--and， indeed， its forebears--in
each of these elements.
DIVERSE SELECTIONS
More than half of the 124 selections in The Winchester Reader are by
Women and minorities and were written since 1980. These are nmch
higher proportions than in any similar anthology. The collection is
ample enough， however， to ensure that writers from within the literary
and cultural mainstream are also well represented. The book s twelve
short stories reflect the same variety.
Thematic juxtapositions make the most of the selections diversity.
Mainstream writers and hitherto marginalized writers appear together.
Older and newer selections confront each other. Moreovei; the high
proportion of very recent selections that directly address contemporary
concerns and values ensures that these juxtapositions are also provoca-
Live.
We think this diverse mixture offers at least two instructional ad-
:antages. First， it creates inside the book an intense dialogue among
mthors from widely divergent cultures and backgrounds. Second these
nteractions help create outside the book a productive community of
tiverse readers and writers. We hope this collection will encourage ) our
tudents to see that their reading and writing can help them establish
ndividual voices in the university community.
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