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Novels for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels

Title
Novels for students. Volume 12 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Elizabeth Thomason, editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Publication
Detroit, Mich. : Gale Group, c2001.

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Thomason, Elizabeth
Description
1 online resource.
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.
Uniform Title
Novels for students. Volume 12 (Online)
Subject
  • James, Henry, 1843-1916
  • Kingsolver, Barbara
  • Anaya, Rudolfo A
  • Emecheta, Buchi
  • Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
  • Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
  • Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941
  • Norris, Frank, 1870-1902
  • Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991
  • Mendez M., Miguel
  • Updike, John
  • Du Maurier, Daphne, Dame, 1907-1989
  • Fox, Paula
  • Paton, Alan
  • Irving, John, 1942-
  • Fiction > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States
  • Fiction > Study and teaching (Secondary) > United States
  • Fiction > History and criticism
  • Literature > History and criticism
Note
  • "ISSN 1094-3552."
  • Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
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Contents
The ambassadors - Henry James -- Animal dreams - Barbara Kingsolver -- Bless me, Ultima - Rudolfo Anaya -- The bride price - Buchi Emecheta -- The edible woman - Margaret Atwood -- Little women - Louisa May Alcott -- Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf -- The octopus - Frank Norris -- The painted bird - Jerzy Kosinski -- Pilgrims in Aztlan - Miguel Mendez -- Rabbit, run - John Updike -- Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier -- The slave dancer - Paula Fox -- Too late the phalarope - Alan Paton -- The world according to Garp - John Irving.
OCLC
ssj0000515618
Title
Novels for students. Volume 12 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / Elizabeth Thomason, editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Imprint
Detroit, Mich. : Gale Group, c2001.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Original Version
Original: xxi, 375 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm.
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Thomason, Elizabeth.
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