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Novels for students. Volume 16 : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / David Galens, project editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Gale eBooksPublisher: Detroit, Mich. : Gale, [(c)2002.]Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 299 pages) : illustrations, photographsContent type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781414428093
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version --: LOC classification:
  • PN3385
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Contents:
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.
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.
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"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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