Novels for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Volume 22 :
Novels for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Volume 22 :
Sara Constantakis and Ira Mark Milne, project editors ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
- 1 online resource (xix, 344 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 autobiography of an ex-coloured man / James Weldon Johnson -- Black Beauty / Anna Sewell -- The damnation of Theron Ware / Harold Frederic -- Dandelion wine / Ray Bradbury -- A death in the family / James Agee -- Elmer Gantry / Sinclair Lewis -- The God of small things / Arundhati Roy -- The name of the rose / Umberto Eco -- The prime of Miss Jean Brodie / Muriel Spark -- The satanic verses / Salman Rushdie -- Sophie's choice / William Styron -- The woman in the dunes / Kobo Abe.
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.
9781414405704
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938. Autobiography of an ex-coloured man.
Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878. Black Beauty.
Frederic, Harold, 1856-1898. Damnation of Theron Ware.
Bradbury, Ray, 1920- Dandelion wine.
Agee, James, 1909-1955. Death in the family.
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. Elmer Gantry.
Roy, Arundhati. God of small things.
Eco, Umberto. Name of the rose.
Spark, Muriel. Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Rushdie, Salman. Satanic verses.
Styron, William, 1925- Sophie's choice.
Abe, K�ob�o, 1924-1993. English. Suna no onna.
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.
The autobiography of an ex-coloured man / James Weldon Johnson -- Black Beauty / Anna Sewell -- The damnation of Theron Ware / Harold Frederic -- Dandelion wine / Ray Bradbury -- A death in the family / James Agee -- Elmer Gantry / Sinclair Lewis -- The God of small things / Arundhati Roy -- The name of the rose / Umberto Eco -- The prime of Miss Jean Brodie / Muriel Spark -- The satanic verses / Salman Rushdie -- Sophie's choice / William Styron -- The woman in the dunes / Kobo Abe.
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.
9781414405704
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938. Autobiography of an ex-coloured man.
Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878. Black Beauty.
Frederic, Harold, 1856-1898. Damnation of Theron Ware.
Bradbury, Ray, 1920- Dandelion wine.
Agee, James, 1909-1955. Death in the family.
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. Elmer Gantry.
Roy, Arundhati. God of small things.
Eco, Umberto. Name of the rose.
Spark, Muriel. Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Rushdie, Salman. Satanic verses.
Styron, William, 1925- Sophie's choice.
Abe, K�ob�o, 1924-1993. English. Suna no onna.
Fiction--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Fiction--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
Fiction--History and criticism.
Literature--History and criticism.
PN3385