| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 344 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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| Contents |
The autobiography of an ex-coloured man / James Weldon Johnson -- Black Beauty / Anna Sewell -- The damnation of Theron Ware / Harold Frederic -- Dandelion wine / Ray Bradbury -- A death in the family / James Agee -- Elmer Gantry / Sinclair Lewis -- The God of small things / Arundhati Roy -- The name of the rose / Umberto Eco -- The prime of Miss Jean Brodie / Muriel Spark -- The satanic verses / Salman Rushdie -- Sophie's choice / William Styron -- The woman in the dunes / Kobo Abe |
| 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 foreword "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 index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Abe, Kōbō, 1924-1993. Suna no onna. English
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Agee, James, 1909-1955. Death in the family.
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Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. Dandelion wine.
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Eco, Umberto. Nome della rosa. English
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Frederic, Harold, 1856-1898. Damnation of Theron Ware.
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Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938. Autobiography of an ex-colored man.
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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. Elmer Gantry.
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Roy, Arundhati. God of small things.
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Rushdie, Salman. Satanic verses.
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Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878. Black Beauty.
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Spark, Muriel. Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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Styron, William, 1925-2006. Sophie's choice
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| SUBJECT |
Black Beauty (Sewell, Anna) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01359765 |
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Damnation of Theron Ware (Frederic, Harold) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01359019 |
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Dandelion wine (Bradbury, Ray) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01363282 |
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Death in the family (Agee, James) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01358603 |
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Elmer Gantry (Lewis, Sinclair) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01913298 |
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God of small things (Roy, Arundhati) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01390587 |
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Nome della rosa (Eco, Umberto) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01367841 |
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Satanic verses (Rushdie, Salman) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01374831 |
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Sophie's choice (Styron, William) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01365703 |
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Suna no onna (Abe, Kōbō) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01399486 |
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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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Literature -- History and criticism.
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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 |
Constantakis, Sara.
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Milne, Ira Mark.
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Thomson Gale (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0787669458 |
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1414405707 |
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9780787669454 |
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9781414405704 |
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