| Descript |
1 online resource (xx, 326 p.) : ill |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library
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"ISSN 1094-3552." |
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Guest forward "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Contents |
An American tragedy / Theodore Dreiser -- The big sleep / Raymond Chandler -- Death in Venice / Thomas Mann -- The lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven / Sherman Alexie -- The mambo kings play songs of love / Oscar Hijuelos -- The mill on the floss / George Eliot -- The red pony / John Steinbeck -- Schindler's list / Thomas Keneally -- Scoop / Evelyn Waugh -- Smilla's sense of snow / Peter Hoeg -- Soul catcher / Frank Herbert -- The time machine / H.G. Wells -- The tree of red stars / Tessa Bridal -- What looks like crazy on an ordinary day / Pearl Cleage |
| Summary |
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism |
| Note |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945
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Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959
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Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955
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Alexie, Sherman, 1966-
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Hijuelos, Oscar
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Eliot, George, 1819-1880
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
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Keneally, Thomas
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Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966
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H̨eg, Peter, 1957-
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Herbert, Frank
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Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
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Bridal, Tessa, 1947-
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Cleage, Pearl
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States
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Fiction -- 20th century
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Fiction -- 19th century
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American fiction -- 20th century
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American fiction -- 19th century
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American fiction -- 18th century
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English fiction -- 19th century
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Fiction -- History and criticism
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Literature -- History and criticism
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Electronic books
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| Alt Author |
Galens, David
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Gale Group
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| ISBN |
9780787692834 (electronic book) |
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0787692832 (electronic book) |
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