Novels for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Volume 16 :

Novels for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Volume 16 : David Galens, project editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan. - 1 online resource (xvii, 299 pages) : illustrations, photographs. - Gale eBooks .

"ISSN 1094-3552." Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.

Includes bibliographies and index.

The day of the locust / Nathanael West -- The end of the affair / Graham Greene -- Evelina / Fanny Burney -- Fathers and Sons / Ivan Turgenev -- The fountainhead / Ayn Rand -- A gathering of old men / Ernest J. Gaines -- The godfather / Mario Puzo -- Lord Jim / Joseph Conrad -- The plague / Albert Camus -- That was then, this is now / S.E. Hinton -- The turn of the screw / Henry James.

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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West, Nathanael, 1903-1940. Day of the locust.
Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. End of the affair.
Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840. Evelina.
Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883. English. Ottsy i deti.
Rand, Ayn. Fountainhead.
Gaines, Ernest J., 1933- Gathering of old men.
Puzo, Mario, 1920-1999. Godfather.
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Lord Jim.
Camus, Albert, 1913-1960. English. Peste.
Hinton, S. E. That was then, this is now.
James, Henry, 1843-1916. Turn of the screw.


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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