Novels for students. presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels / Volume 20 :

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 criticis...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Milne, Ira Mark (HerausgeberIn)
Weitere Verfasser:
Sisler, Timothy (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 2005.
Zusammenfassung:
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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xix, 324 pages) : illustrations, photos.
Anmerkungen:
"ISSN 1094-3552."
Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schriftenreihe:
Gale eBooks
ISBN:
9780787669430
9780787694166
Schlagworte:
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910. > Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court.
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870. > Hard times.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, > 1804-1864. > House of the seven gables.
Hugo, Victor, > 1802-1885. > Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Crane, Stephen, > 1871-1900. > Maggie, a girl of the streets.
Leroux, Gaston, > 1868-1927. > Phantom of the opera.
Wilde, Oscar, > 1854-1900. > Picture of Dorian Gray.
Eliot, George, > 1819-1880. > Silas Marner.
Wharton, Edith, > 1862-1937. > Summer.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott > (Francis Scott), > 1896-1940. > This side of paradise.
Stevenson, Robert Louis, > 1850-1894. > Treasure Island.
Wells, H. G. > (Herbert George), > 1866-1946. > War of the worlds.
Grahame, Kenneth, > 1859-1932. > Wind in the willows.
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