Title Novels for students. Volume 21 : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels / Ira Mark Milne and Timothy Sisler, project editors ; foreword by Anne Devereaux Jordan

Published Detroit, Mich. : Gale, [2005] ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 348 pages) : illustrations, photographs Series Gale virtual reference library Gale virtual reference library. Contents Dusklands -- J.M. Coetzee -- Emma -- Jane Austen -- The French lieutenant's woman -- John Fowles -- I, Claudius -- Robert Graves -- The immoralist -- Andre Gide -- Juneteenth -- Ralph Ellison -- Kim -- Rudyard Kipling -- The Maltese falcon -- Dashiell Hammett -- Nausea -- Jean-Paul Sartre -- Parable of the sower -- Octavia Butler -- Tambourines to glory -- Langston Hughes -- The violent bear it away -- Flannery O'Connor 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 Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan Title from website (viewed Dec. 2, 2008) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Emma. Butler, Octavia E. Parable of the sower Coetzee, J. M., 1940- Dusklands Ellison, Ralph. Juneteenth Fowles, John, 1926-2005. French lieutenant's woman. Gide, André, 1869-1951. Immoraliste. English Graves, Robert, 1895-1985. I, Claudius. Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. Maltese falcon. Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Tambourines to glory Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. Kim. O'Connor, Flannery. Violent bear it away. Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980. Nausée. English SUBJECT Emma (Austen, Jane) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01356338 French lieutenant's woman (Fowles, John) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01361805 I, Claudius (Graves, Robert) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01375072 Immoraliste (Gide, André) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01358684 Kim (Kipling, Rudyard) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01785484 Maltese falcon (Hammett, Dashiell) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01361926 Nausée (Sartre, Jean-Paul) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01356821 Violent bear it away (O'Connor, Flannery) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01360006 Subject Fiction -- History and criticism. Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States Literature -- History and criticism. Fiction -- Study and teaching (Higher) Fiction -- Study and teaching (Secondary) Fiction. Literature. United States. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book Author Milne, Ira Mark. Sisler, Timothy J. Thomson Gale (Firm) ISBN 078766944X 1414405693 9780787669447 9781414405698

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