| Series |
Gale Literature Resource Center
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| Note |
"ISSN 1094-3552." |
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Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan. |
| Contents |
The chocolate war - Robert Cormier -- Dinner at the homesick restaurant - Anne Tyler -- Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes -- The great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Heart of darkness - Joseph Conrad -- The house on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros -- I know why the caged bird sings - Maya Angelou -- Invisible man - Ralph Ellison -- Lord of the flies - William Golding -- My Antonia - Willa Cather -- One flew over the cuckoo's nest - Ken Kesey -- A separate peace - John Knowles -- Things fall apart - Chinua Achebe -- To kill a mockingbird -- Harper Lee -- Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte. |
| 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: xviii, 350 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi : Gale. Available via World Wide Web. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: Internet. |
| Note |
Because of restrictions on online rights, some articles included in the print version of this publication may not appear in Literature Resource Center. |
| Subject |
Cormier, Robert. Chocolate war.
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Tyler, Anne. Dinner at the homesick restaurant.
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Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon.
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Great Gatsby.
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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Heart of darkness.
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Cisneros, Sandra. House on Mango Street.
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Angelou, Maya. I know why the caged bird sings.
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Ellison, Ralph. Invisible man.
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Golding, William, 1911-1993. Lord of the flies.
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Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. My Antonia.
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Kesey, Ken. One flew over the cuckoo's nest.
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Knowles, John, 1926-2001. Separate peace.
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Achebe, Chinua. Things fall apart.
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Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird.
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Bronte, Emily, 1818-1848. Wuthering Heights.
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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 |
Telgen, Diane, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| ISBN |
9780787616878 |
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0787616877 |
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