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Gale virtual reference library
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| Note |
"ISSN 1094-3552." |
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Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Absalom, Absalom! - William Faulkner -- All the king's men - Robert Penn Warren -- Brideshead revisited - Evelyn Waugh -- The death of the heart - Elizabeth Bowen -- The kitchen god's wife - Amy Tan -- The member of the wedding - Carson McCullers -- Moll Flanders - Daniel Defoe -- Nectar in a sieve - Kamala Markandaya -- The optimist's daughter - Eudora Welty -- The remains of the day -- Kazuo Ishiguro -- Snow falling on cedars - David Guterson -- Surfacing - Margaret Atwood -- The sweet hereafter - Russell Banks -- Vanity Fair - William Thackeray -- The wonderful wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum. |
| 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. |
| Original Version |
Original: xix, 361 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Absalom, Absalom!
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Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989. All the king's men.
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Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966. Brideshead revisited.
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Bowen, Elizabeth, 1899-1973. Death of the heart.
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Tan, Amy. Kitchen god's wife.
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McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967. Member of the wedding.
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Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders.
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Markandaya, Kamala, 1924- Nectar in a sieve.
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Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. Optimist's daughter.
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Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954- Remains of the day.
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Guterson, David. Snow falling on cedars.
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Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Surfacing.
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Banks, Russell, 1940- Sweet hereafter.
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Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863. Vanity fair.
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Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
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Fiction -- History and criticism.
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Literature -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Thomason, Elizabeth, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| ISBN |
9781414428062 (electronic book) |
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1414428065 (electronic book) |
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