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"ISSN 1094-3552." |
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Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan. |
| Contents |
The day of the locust - Nathanael West -- The end of the affair - Graham Greene -- Evelina - Fanny Burney -- Fathers and Sons - Ivan Turgenev -- The fountainhead - Ayn Rand -- A gathering of old men - Ernest J. Gaines -- The godfather - Mario Puzo -- Lord Jim - Joseph Conrad -- The plague - Albert Camus -- That was then, this is now - S.E. Hinton -- The turn of the screw - Henry James. |
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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: xvii, 299 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
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West, Nathanael, 1903-1940. Day of the locust.
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Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. End of the affair.
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Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840. Evelina.
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Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883. Ottsy i deti. English.
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Rand, Ayn. Fountainhead.
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Gaines, Ernest J., 1933- Gathering of old men.
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Puzo, Mario, 1920-1999. Godfather.
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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Lord Jim.
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Camus, Albert, 1913-1960. Peste. English.
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Hinton, S. E. That was then, this is now.
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James, Henry, 1843-1916. Turn of the screw.
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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 |
9780787648992 |
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078764899X |
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