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Novels for students. :, presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels /, Elizabeth Thomason, editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan, Volume 12

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Novels for students. :, presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels /, Elizabeth Thomason, editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan, Volume 12

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

photographsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Novels for students. :

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

297117928

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Thomason, editor ; foreword 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

The ambassadors / Henry James -- Animal dreams / Barbara Kingsolver -- Bless me, Ultima / Rudolfo Anaya -- The bride price / Buchi Emecheta -- The edible woman / Margaret Atwood -- Little women / Louisa May Alcott -- Mrs. Dalloway / Virginia Woolf -- The octopus / Frank Norris -- The painted bird / Jerzy Kosinski -- Pilgrims in Aztlan / Miguel Mendez -- Rabbit, run / John Updike -- Rebecca / Daphne du Maurier -- The slave dancer / Paula Fox -- Too late the phalarope / Alan Paton -- The world according to Garp / John Irving

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