| 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 ambassadors - Henry James -- Animal dreams - Barbara Kingsolver -- Bless me, Ultima - Rudolfo Anaya -- The bride price - Buchi Emecheta -- The edible woman - Margaret Atwood -- Little women - Louisa May Alcott -- Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf -- The octopus - Frank Norris -- The painted bird - Jerzy Kosinski -- Pilgrims in Aztlan - Miguel Mendez -- Rabbit, run - John Updike -- Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier -- The slave dancer - Paula Fox -- Too late the phalarope - Alan Paton -- The world according to Garp - John Irving. |
| 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: xxi, 375 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: Internet. |
| Subject |
James, Henry, 1843-1916. Ambassadors.
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Kingsolver, Barbara. Animal dreams.
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Anaya, Rudolfo A. Bless me, Ultima.
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Emecheta, Buchi. Bride price.
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Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939- Edible woman.
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Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Little women.
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Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. Mrs. Dalloway.
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Norris, Frank, 1870-1902. Octopus.
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Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991. Painted bird.
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Mendez M., Miguel. Peregrinos de Aztlan. English.
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Updike, John. Rabbit, run.
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Du Maurier, Daphne, Dame, 1907-1989. Rebecca.
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Fox, Paula. Slave dancer.
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Paton, Alan. Too late the phalarope.
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Irving, John, 1942- World according to Garp.
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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 |
9781414428055 (electronic book) |
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1414428057 (electronic book) |
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9780787648954 |
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0787648957 |
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