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

Title
Novels for students. Volume 15 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / David Galens, project editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Publication
Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2002.

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Additional Authors
Galens, David.
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 15 (Online)
Subject
  • Burgess, Anthony, 1917-1993
  • Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909
  • Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962
  • Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
  • Lamming, George, 1927-2022
  • Foden, Giles, 1967-
  • Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898
  • Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001
  • Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951
  • Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928
  • Hinton, S. E
  • Mori, Kyoko
  • Kinsella, W. P
  • 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
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.
OCLC
ssj0000515621
Title
Novels for students. Volume 15 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels / David Galens, project editor ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Imprint
Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2002.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Original Version
Original: xix, 310 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm.
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Galens, David.
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