| Series |
Gale virtual reference library
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| Note |
"ISSN 1094-3552." |
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Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The age of innocence - Edith Wharton -- Appointment in Samarra - John O'Hara -- Bastard out of Carolina - Dorothy Allison -- Betsey Brown - Ntozake Shange -- Body and soul - Frank Conroy -- Cane - Jean Toomer -- The clan of the cave bear - Jean Auel -- The crazy horse electric game - Chris Crutcher -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson -- The grass dancer - Susan Power -- Less than zero - Bret Easton Ellis -- The return of the native - Thomas Hardy -- A room with a view - E.M. Forster -- The stone angel - Margaret Laurence -- Watership down - Richard Adams. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi : Gale. Available via World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Original: xxii, 381 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: Internet. |
| Subject |
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. Age of innocence.
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O'Hara, John, 1905-1970. Appointment in Samarra.
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Allison, Dorothy. Bastard out of Carolina.
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Shange, Ntozake. Betsey Brown.
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Conroy, Frank, 1936-2005. Body and soul.
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Toomer, Jean, 1894-1967. Cane.
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Auel, Jean M. Clan of the cave bear.
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Crutcher, Chris. Crazy horse electric game.
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Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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Power, Susan, 1961- Grass dancer.
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Ellis, Bret Easton. Less than zero.
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. Return of the native.
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Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970. Room with a view.
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Laurence, Margaret. Stone Angel.
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Adams, Richard, 1920- Watership down.
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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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Ebook reference.
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| Added Author |
Thomason, Elizabeth, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| ISBN |
9781414428048 (electronic book) |
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1414428049 (electronic book) |
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9780787648947 |
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0787648949 |
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