Novels for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Volume 26 :
Ira Mark Milne, project editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
- 1 online resource (xix, 327 pages) : illustrations, photographs.
- Gale eBooks .
"ISSN 1094-3552." Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Doctor Zhivago / Boris Pasternak -- Humboldt's gift / Saul Bellow -- The killer angels / Michael Shaara -- The known world / Edward P. Jones -- The lord of the rings / J.R.R. Tolkien -- March / Geraldine Brooks -- Martian time-slip / Philip K. Dick -- Picture bride / Yoshiko Uchida -- The rainbow / D.H. Lawrence -- The tenant of Wildfell Hall / Anne Bronte -- Ulysses / James Joyce.
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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Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960. English. Doktor Zhivago. Bellow, Saul. Humboldt's gift. Shaara, Michael. Killer angels. Jones, Edward P. Known world. Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973. Lord of the rings. Brooks, Geraldine. March. Dick, Philip K. Martian time-slip. Uchida, Yoshiko. Picture bride. Lawrence, D. H. 1885-1930. Rainbow. Bronte, Anne, 1820-1849. Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Ulysses.
Fiction--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States. Fiction--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States. Fiction--History and criticism. Literature--History and criticism.