Novels for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Volume 13 :
Novels for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Volume 13 :
Elizabeth Thomason, editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
- 1 online resource (xix, 361 pages) : illustrations, photographs.
- Gale eBooks .
"ISSN 1094-3552." Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Absalom, Absalom! / William Faulkner -- All the king's men / Robert Penn Warren -- Brideshead revisited / Evelyn Waugh -- The death of the heart / Elizabeth Bowen -- The kitchen god's wife / Amy Tan -- The member of the wedding / Carson McCullers -- Moll Flanders / Daniel Defoe -- Nectar in a sieve / Kamala Markandaya -- The optimist's daughter / Eudora Welty -- The remains of the day -- Kazuo Ishiguro -- Snow falling on cedars / David Guterson -- Surfacing / Margaret Atwood -- The sweet hereafter / Russell Banks -- Vanity Fair / William Thackeray -- The wonderful wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum.
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.
9781414428062
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Absalom, Absalom!
Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989. All the king's men.
Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966. Brideshead revisited.
Bowen, Elizabeth, 1899-1973. Death of the heart.
Tan, Amy. Kitchen god's wife.
McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967. Member of the wedding.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders.
Markandaya, Kamala, 1924- Nectar in a sieve.
Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. Optimist's daughter.
Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954- Remains of the day.
Guterson, David. Snow falling on cedars.
Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939- Surfacing.
Banks, Russell, 1940- Sweet hereafter.
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863. Vanity fair.
Baum, L. Frank 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz.
Fiction--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Fiction--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
Fiction--History and criticism.
Literature--History and criticism.
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"ISSN 1094-3552." Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Absalom, Absalom! / William Faulkner -- All the king's men / Robert Penn Warren -- Brideshead revisited / Evelyn Waugh -- The death of the heart / Elizabeth Bowen -- The kitchen god's wife / Amy Tan -- The member of the wedding / Carson McCullers -- Moll Flanders / Daniel Defoe -- Nectar in a sieve / Kamala Markandaya -- The optimist's daughter / Eudora Welty -- The remains of the day -- Kazuo Ishiguro -- Snow falling on cedars / David Guterson -- Surfacing / Margaret Atwood -- The sweet hereafter / Russell Banks -- Vanity Fair / William Thackeray -- The wonderful wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum.
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.
9781414428062
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Absalom, Absalom!
Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989. All the king's men.
Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966. Brideshead revisited.
Bowen, Elizabeth, 1899-1973. Death of the heart.
Tan, Amy. Kitchen god's wife.
McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967. Member of the wedding.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders.
Markandaya, Kamala, 1924- Nectar in a sieve.
Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. Optimist's daughter.
Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954- Remains of the day.
Guterson, David. Snow falling on cedars.
Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939- Surfacing.
Banks, Russell, 1940- Sweet hereafter.
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863. Vanity fair.
Baum, L. Frank 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz.
Fiction--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Fiction--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
Fiction--History and criticism.
Literature--History and criticism.
PN3385