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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 18

Label
Novels for students. :, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels /, David Galens, project editor ; forward by Anne Devereaux Jordan, Volume 18
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Novels for students. :
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Oclc number
276869104
Responsibility statement
David Galens, project editor ; forward by Anne Devereaux Jordan
Series statement
Gale eBooks
Sub title
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
Daughter of fortune / Isabel Allende -- Dracula / Bram Stoker -- I am the cheese / Robert Cormier -- A long and happy life / Reynolds Price -- Look homeward, angel / Thomas Wolfe -- Sense and sensibility / Jane Austen -- Sons and lovers / D.H. Lawrence -- Tom Jones / Henry Fielding -- The unbearable lightness of being / Milan Kundera -- Under the net / Iris Murdoch -- A very long engagement / Sebastien Japrisot -- Waterland / Graham Swift -- When the legends die / Hal Borland
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