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Title:
Novels for students. Volume 22 [e-book] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels
Author:
Milne, Ira Mark.
ISBN:
9781414405704
9780787669454
Publisher:
Gale,
Publication Information:
Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2006.
Publication Date:
2006
Electronic Access:
Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access
General Note:
"ISSN 1094-3552."
Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Contents:
The autobiography of an ex-coloured man - James Weldon Johnson -- Black Beauty - Anna Sewell -- The damnation of Theron Ware - Harold Frederic -- Dandelion wine - Ray Bradbury -- A death in the family - James Agee -- Elmer Gantry - Sinclair Lewis -- The God of small things - Arundhati Roy -- The name of the rose - Umberto Eco -- The prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark -- The satanic verses - Salman Rushdie -- Sophie's choice - William Styron -- The woman in the dunes - Kobo Abe.
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.
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