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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 |
The bone people - Keri Hulme -- The bridge of San Luis Ray - Thornton Wilder -- Foreign affairs - Alison Lurie -- Forever ... - Judy Blume -- Gilead - Marilynne Robinson -- Light in August - William Faulkner -- The lion, the witch and the wardrobe - C.S. Lewis -- Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides -- The poisonwood bible - Barbara Kingsolver -- Steppenwolf - Hermann Hesse -- Toward the end of time - John Updike -- We were the Mulvaneys - Joyce Carol Oates. |
| 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, 330 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
| Subject |
Hulme, Keri. Bone people.
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Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975. Bridge of San Luis Ray.
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Lurie, Alison. Foreign affairs.
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Blume, Judy. Forever.
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Robinson, Marilynne. Gilead.
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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Light in August.
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Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963. Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe.
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Eugenides, Jeffrey. Middlesex.
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Kingsolver, Barbara. Poisonwood bible.
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Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962. Steppenwolf.
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Updike, John. Toward the end of time.
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Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- We were the Mulvaneys.
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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 |
9781414410548 (electronic book) |
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1414410549 (electronic book) |
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