| Descript |
1 online resource (xx, 393 p.) : ill., photos |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library
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"ISSN 1094-3552." |
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Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Contents |
All quiet on the Western front / Erich Maria Remarque -- Ceremony / Leslie Marmon Silko -- The chosen / Chaim Potok -- Go tell it on the mountain / James Baldwin -- Great expectations / Charles Dickens -- The handmaid's tale / Margaret Atwood -- In country / Bobbie Ann Mason -- Jane Eyre / Charlotte Bronte -- July's people / Nadine Gordimer -- The natural / Bernard Malamud -- Night / Eliezer Wiesel -- The red badge of courage / Stephen Crane -- Seize the day / Saul Bellow -- The sound and the fury / William Faulkner -- Winesburg, Ohio / Sherwood Anderson -- The women of Brewster Place / Gloria Naylor |
| 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 |
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Remarque, Erich Maria, 1898-1970. All quiet on the Western front
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Silko, Leslie, 1948- Ceremony
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Potok Chaim. Chosen
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. Go tell it on the mountain
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Great expectations
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Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939- Handmaid's tale
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Mason, Bobbie Ann. In country
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Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Jane Eyre
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Gordimer, Nadine. July's people
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Malamud, Bernard. Natural
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Wiesel, Elie, 1928. Night
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Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900. Red badge of courage
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Bellow, Saul. Seize the day
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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Sound and the fury
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Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941. Winesburg, Ohio
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Naylor, Gloria. Women of Brewster Place
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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 -- History and criticism
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Literature -- History and criticism
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Electronic books
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| Alt Author |
Napierkowski, Marie Rose, editor
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Gale Group
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| ISBN |
9781414427973 (electronic book) |
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1414427972 (electronic book) |
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