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"ISSN 1094-3552." |
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Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan. |
| Contents |
A clockwork orange - Anthony Burgess -- The country of the pointed firs - Sarah Orne Jewett -- Demian - Hermann Hesse -- The house of mirth - Edith Wharton -- In the castle of my skin - George Lamming -- The last king of Scotland - Giles Foden -- Looking backward: 2000-1887 - Edward Bellamy -- Losing battles - Eudora Welty -- Main Street - Sinclair Lewis -- The mayor of Casterbridge - Thomas Hardy -- Rumble fish - S.E. Hinton -- Shizuko's daughter - Kyoko Mori -- Shoeless Joe - W.P. Kinsella. |
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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. |
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Original: xix, 310 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
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Burgess, Anthony, 1917-1993. Clockwork orange.
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Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909. Country of the pointed firs.
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Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962. Demian.
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. House of mirth.
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Lamming, George, 1927- In the castle of my skin.
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Foden, Giles, 1967- Last king of Scotland.
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Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898. Looking backward.
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Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001. Losing battles.
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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. Main street.
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. Mayor of Casterbridge.
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Hinton, S. E. Rumble fish.
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Mori, Kyoko. Shizuko's daughter.
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Kinsella, W. P. Shoeless Joe.
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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 |
Galens, David.
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| ISBN |
9780787648985 |
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0787648981 |
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