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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 |
Doctor Zhivago - Boris Pasternak -- Humboldt's gift - Saul Bellow -- The killer angels - Michael Shaara -- The known world - Edward P. Jones -- The lord of the rings - J.R.R. Tolkien -- March - Geraldine Brooks -- Martian time-slip - Philip K. Dick -- Picture bride - Yoshiko Uchida -- The rainbow - D.H. Lawrence -- The tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Bronte -- Ulysses - James Joyce. |
| 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, 327 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
| Subject |
Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960. Doktor Zhivago. English.
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Bellow, Saul. Humboldt's gift.
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Shaara, Michael. Killer angels.
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Jones, Edward P. Known world.
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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. Lord of the rings.
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Brooks, Geraldine. March.
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Dick, Philip K. Martian time-slip.
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Uchida, Yoshiko. Picture bride.
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Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930. Rainbow.
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Bronte, Anne, 1820-1849. Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
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Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Ulysses.
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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 |
Milne, Ira Mark, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| ISBN |
9781414429335 (electronic book) |
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1414429339 (electronic book) |
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