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Thematic Guide to the American Novel

Autor Lynda G. Adamson
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 mar 2002 – vârsta până la 17 ani
This unique resource provides readers with a systematic guide to the central themes in 150 of the most commonly taught American novels. Each of the 50 well written essays identifies and discusses an important theme, such as Alienation, Corruption of Power, and Immigrant Life that recurs in American literature. The pertinence of these themes is examined in a wide range of novels that reflect this country's cultural diversity and that span the many time periods in America's literary heritage. These novels include the canonical and the contemporary, yet they are all works that are accessible and important to students, and were selected in consultation with educators and experts' published curriculum surveys. The organization of this guide allows users to compare and contrast thematically related novels and also provides help in the selection of titles for classroom discussion and assignments.This thematic guide is organized into 50 narrative essays. Each essay, written expressively with the student in mind, provides in-depth analyses of three American novels. The entries include selected lists of further suggested readings; additional fiction works that relate to the theme explored. Two helpful appendices make this resource even more valuable for the literature collection. One appendix provides additional themes and topics to be explored in the 150 novels. For quick reference, a second appendix organizes the 150 discussed novels alphabetically, identifying both the central and secondary themes for discussion in each. An author/title index, as well as a character/title index, facilitated optimum access to these works.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313311949
ISBN-10: 0313311943
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.69 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

LYNDA G. ADAMSON is Professor of Literature and Chair of the English Department at Prince George's Community College. She has taught American, Children's and Comparative Literature courses and has been honored with the Senate Faculty Excellence Award. She has previously written ten reference books including Notable Women in American History (Greenwood 1999), Literature Connections to American History (1998) and Recreating the Past: A Guide to American and World Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults (Greenwood 1994).

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AbandonmentAbsurdity of WarAlienationAmerican DreamBattered WomenBeing and BecomingBereavementBetrayalCommunityCompassionCorruption of PowerCourageCultural ConflictDeathDisabledDutyEmotional AbuseFamilyFathers and SonsFriendshipGreedGrotesquesHealersImmigrant LifeImprisonmentIndependent WomenInjusticeJourneysKnowablesness of GodLonelinessLossLoveMale BehaviorMasqueradingMothers and DaughtersMultiracial OffspringNatureOppressionOutsidersQuestsRejectionResponsibilityRevealing Family HistorySearch for a FatherSearch for IdentityStorytellingSuicideSurvivalTrialsValue of Land