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Novels for students. Volume 17 : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels / David Galens, project editor ; forward by Anne Devereaux Jordan.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Gale eBooksPublisher: Detroit, Mich. : Gale, [(c)2003.]Description: 1 online resource (xx, 326 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780787692834
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version --: LOC classification:
  • PN3385
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Contents:
An American tragedy / Theodore Dreiser -- The big sleep / Raymond Chandler -- Death in Venice / Thomas Mann -- The lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven / Sherman Alexie -- The mambo kings play songs of love / Oscar Hijuelos -- The mill on the floss / George Eliot -- The red pony / John Steinbeck -- Schindler's list / Thomas Keneally -- Scoop / Evelyn Waugh -- Smilla's sense of snow / Peter Hoeg -- Soul catcher / Frank Herbert -- The time machine / H.G. Wells -- The tree of red stars / Tessa Bridal -- What looks like crazy on an ordinary day / Pearl Cleage.
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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Guest forward "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.

An American tragedy / Theodore Dreiser -- The big sleep / Raymond Chandler -- Death in Venice / Thomas Mann -- The lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven / Sherman Alexie -- The mambo kings play songs of love / Oscar Hijuelos -- The mill on the floss / George Eliot -- The red pony / John Steinbeck -- Schindler's list / Thomas Keneally -- Scoop / Evelyn Waugh -- Smilla's sense of snow / Peter Hoeg -- Soul catcher / Frank Herbert -- The time machine / H.G. Wells -- The tree of red stars / Tessa Bridal -- What looks like crazy on an ordinary day / Pearl Cleage.

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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