| Series |
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 |
Cat's eye - Margaret Atwood -- For whom the bell tolls - Ernest Hemingway -- Hatter Fox - Marilyn Harris -- Herzog - Saul Bellow -- Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert -- Margret Howth - Rebecca Harding Davis -- Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens -- Persuasion - Jane Austen -- The pigman - Paul Zindel -- A prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving -- Ship of fools - Katherine Anne Porter -- Sula - Toni Morrison -- The three musketeers - Alexandre Dumas -- USA - John Dos Passos -- The wrestling match - Buchi Emecheta. |
| 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: xxi, 362 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
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Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Cat's eye.
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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. For whom the bell tolls.
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Harris, Marilyn, 1931- Hatter Fox.
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Bellow, Saul. Herzog.
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Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880. Madame Bovary.
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Davis, Rebecca Harding, 1831-1910. Margret Howth.
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Oliver Twist.
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Persuasion.
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Zindel, Paul. Pigman.
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Irving, John, 1942- Prayer for Owen Meany.
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Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980. Ship of fools.
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Morrison, Toni. Sula.
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Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. Trois mousquetaires. English.
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Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970. U.S.A.
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Emecheta, Buchi. Wreslting match.
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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 |
Smith, Jennifer, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| ISBN |
9781414428079 (electronic book) |
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1414428073 (electronic book) |
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