Description |
1 online resource (xx, 326 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
Series |
Gale virtual reference library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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Contents |
An American tragedy / Theodore Dreiser -- The big sleep / Raymond Chandler -- Death in Venice / Thomas Mann -- The lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven / Sherman Alexie -- The mambo kings play songs of love / Oscar Hijuelos -- The mill on the floss / George Eliot -- The red pony / John Steinbeck -- Schindler's list / Thomas Keneally -- Scoop / Evelyn Waugh -- Smilla's sense of snow / Peter Hoeg -- Soul catcher / Frank Herbert -- The time machine / H.G. Wells -- The tree of red stars / Tessa Bridal -- What looks like crazy on an ordinary day / Pearl Cleage |
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 |
Notes |
Each entry 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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Guest forward "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan |
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Title from website (viewed Dec. 2, 2008) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Alexie, Sherman, 1966- Lone Ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven
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Bridal, Tessa, 1947- Tree of red stars
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Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959. Big sleep.
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Cleage, Pearl. What looks like crazy on an ordinary day
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Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945. American tragedy.
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Eliot, George, 1819-1880. Mill on the Floss.
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Herbert, Frank. Soul catcher
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Hijuelos, Oscar. Mambo kings play songs of love
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Høeg, Peter, 1957- Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne. English
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Keneally, Thomas. Schindler's list.
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Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955. Tod in Venedig. English.
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Red pony.
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Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966. Scoop
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Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. Time machine.
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SUBJECT |
American tragedy (Dreiser, Theodore) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01356761 |
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Big sleep (Chandler, Raymond) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01777341 |
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Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne (Høeg, Peter) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01389165 |
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Mambo Kings play songs of love (Hijuelos, Oscar) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01400353 |
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Mill on the Floss (Eliot, George) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01356229 |
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Red pony (Steinbeck, John) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01358288 |
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Schindler's list (Keneally, Thomas) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01386081 |
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Time machine (Wells, H.G.) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01359456 |
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Tod in Venedig (Mann, Thomas) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01357753 |
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American fiction -- 18th century.
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American fiction -- 19th century.
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American fiction -- 20th century.
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English fiction -- 19th century.
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Fiction -- History and criticism.
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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 -- 19th century.
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Fiction -- 20th century.
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Literature -- History and criticism.
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American fiction.
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English fiction.
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Fiction.
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Literature.
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United States.
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Galens, David.
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Thomson Gale (Firm)
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ISBN |
0787660299 |
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0787692832 |
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9780787660291 |
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9780787692834 |