| 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 accidental tourist - Anne Tyler -- Alice's adventures in wonderland - Lewis Carroll -- The Caine mutiny - Herman Wouk -- Candide - Voltaire -- Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg -- The grapes of wrath - John Steinbeck -- The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy - Douglas Adams -- Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto -- A lesson before dying - Ernest J. Gaines -- Mama Day - Gloria Naylor -- Moby-dick - Herman Melville -- Native son - Richard Wright -- 1984 - George Orwell -- A portrait of the artist as a young man - James Joyce -- The trial - Franz Kafka. |
| 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: xviii, 324 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: Internet. |
| Subject |
Tyler, Anne. Accidental tourist.
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Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Alice's adventures in Wonderland.
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Wouk, Herman, 1915- Caine mutiny.
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Voltaire, 1694-1778. Candide.
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Flagg, Fannie. Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Grapes of wrath.
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Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001. Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy.
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Yoshimoto, Banana, 1964- Kitchin. English.
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Gaines, Ernest J., 1933- Lesson before dying.
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Naylor, Gloria. Mama Day.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick.
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Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Native son.
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Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Nineteen eighty-four.
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Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Portrait of the artist as a young man.
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Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924. Prozess. English.
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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 |
Stanley, Deborah A., editor.
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Gale Group.
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| ISBN |
9781414428000 (electronic book) |
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1414428006 (electronic book) |
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9780787638269 |
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0787638269 |
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