| American Writers Classics Contributor(s): Parini, Jay (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0684312689 ISBN-13: 9780684312682 Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons OUR PRICE: $345.56 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Each of the 18 essays in this volume focuses on a single work of American literature. Written in clear, jargon-free style by college and university professors, each explores the nuances of the work -- themes, characterization, use of language -- enabling the student to comprehend, interpret and write about the classics. Volume 2 covers Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy," Sarah Orne Jewett's "The Country of the Pointed Firs," Saul Bellow's "Herzog," F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender Is the Night," and "The Great Gatsby," Edith Warton's "Ethan Frome," Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man," Sherwood Anderson's "Winesburg, Ohio" and others. Volumes also feature timelines, author chronologies, bibliographies with further reading suggestions and cumulative indexes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.009 |
| Series: American Writers Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 8.4" W x 11.48" (2.58 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Each of the 18 essays in this volume focuses on a single work of American literature. Written in clear, jargon-free style by college and university professors, each explores the nuances of the work -- themes, characterization, use of language -- enabling the student to comprehend, interpret and write about the classics. Volume 2 covers Theodore Dreisers An American Tragedy, Sarah Orne Jewetts The Country of the Pointed Firs, Saul Bellows Herzog, F. Scott Fitzgeralds Tender Is the Night, and The Great Gatsby, Edith Wartons Ethan Frome, Ralph Ellisons Invisible Man, Sherwood Andersons Winesburg, Ohio and others. Volumes also feature timelines, author chronologies, bibliographies with further reading suggestions and cumulative indexes.PIM31-MAY-1801 |