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"ISSN 1094-3552." |
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Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan. |
Contents |
Dusklands - J.M. Coetzee -- Emma - Jane Austen -- The French lieutenant's woman - John Fowles -- I, Claudius - Robert Graves -- The immoralist - Andre Gide -- Juneteenth - Ralph Ellison -- Kim - Rudyard Kipling -- The Maltese falcon - Dashiell Hammett -- Nausea - Jean-Paul Sartre -- Parable of the sower - Octavia Butler -- Tambourines to glory - Langston Hughes -- The violent bear it away - Flannery O'Connor. |
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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, 348 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
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Coetzee, J. M., 1940- Dusklands.
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Emma.
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Fowles, John, 1926- French lieutenant's woman.
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Graves, Robert, 1895- I, Claudius.
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Gide, Andr, 1869-1951. Immoralist.
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Ellison, Ralph. Juneteenth.
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Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. Kim.
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Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. Maltese falcon.
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Sartre, Jean Paul, 1905- Nausea.
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Butler, Octavia E. Parable of the sower.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Tambourines to glory.
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O'Connor, Flannery. Violent bear it away.
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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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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Milne, Ira Mark.
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Sisler, Timothy.
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ISBN |
9780787669447 |
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078766944X |
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