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

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Novels for students. :, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels /, David Galens, project editor ; forward by Anne Devereaux Jordan, Volume 17
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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illustrations
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
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Novels for students. :
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dictionariesbibliography
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276852603
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David Galens, project editor ; forward by Anne Devereaux Jordan
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Gale eBooks
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presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels /
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
Table Of 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
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