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Novels for students
presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels ; Volume 48
The big sleep -- Growing up / Russell Baker -- Half of a yellow sun / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- The home and the world / Rabindranath Tagore -- The hours -- In the shadow of the banyan / Vaddey Ratner -- Looking for Alaska / John Green -- Martin...
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The big sleep -- Growing up / Russell Baker -- Half of a yellow sun / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- The home and the world / Rabindranath Tagore -- The hours -- In the shadow of the banyan / Vaddey Ratner -- Looking for Alaska / John Green -- Martin Dressler : the tale of an American dreamer / Steven Millhauser -- A moveable feast / Ernest Hemingway -- Quicksand / Nella Larsen -- Rocket boys : a memoir / Homer Hickam Jr. -- The round house / Louise Erdrich -- Swamplandia! / Karen Russell -- Winter's bone / Daniel Woodrell. Provides critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance
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Poetry for students
presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied poetry ; Volume 48
Back when all was continuous / by Colette Inez -- A beautiful girl combs her hair / by Li Ho -- City of dreams / by Diane Ackerman -- Counting the mad / by Donald Justice -- Earth tremors felt in Missouri / by Mona Van Duyn -- The erlking / by Johann...
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Back when all was continuous / by Colette Inez -- A beautiful girl combs her hair / by Li Ho -- City of dreams / by Diane Ackerman -- Counting the mad / by Donald Justice -- Earth tremors felt in Missouri / by Mona Van Duyn -- The erlking / by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe -- Guide to the other gallery / by Dana Gioia -- The guitarist tunes up / by Frances Cornford -- Jamaica 1980 / by Lorna Goodison -- The panther / by Rainer Maria Rilke -- Silver / by A.R. Ammons -- Snapshots of a daughter-in-law / by Adrienne Rich -- Song / by H.D. -- To my brother Miguel / by Cesar Vallejo -- Where mountain lion lay down with deer / by Leslie Marmon Silko -- Yet do I marvel / by Countee Cullen. Features discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Provides an overview of the poem and discussion of its principal themes, images, form and construction
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Poetry for students
presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied poetry ; Volume 49
Adlestrop / by Edward Thomas -- Annunciation overheard from the kitchen / by Mary Szybist -- Carmel point / by Robinson Jeffers -- Coal / by Audre Lorde -- The emperor of ice-cream / by Wallace Stevens -- Fable / by Octavio Paz -- A felicitous life /...
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Adlestrop / by Edward Thomas -- Annunciation overheard from the kitchen / by Mary Szybist -- Carmel point / by Robinson Jeffers -- Coal / by Audre Lorde -- The emperor of ice-cream / by Wallace Stevens -- Fable / by Octavio Paz -- A felicitous life / by Czeslaw Milosz -- A golden day / by Paul Laurence Dunbar -- Ground swell / by Mark Jarman -- Lady Lazarus / by Sylvia Plath -- Nighttime fires / by Regina Barreca -- On passing thru Morgantown, Pa. / by Sonia Sanchez -- Recuerdo / by Edna St. Vincent Millay -- Snakes / by A.K. Ramanujan -- Solitude / by Ella Wheeler Wilcox -- You and I / by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi. Features discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Provides an overview of the poem and discussion of its principal themes, images, form and construction
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Novels for students
presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels ; Volume 41
A bell for Adano, by John Hersey -- Benito Cereno, by Herman Melville -- Doctor Zhivago -- Donald Duk, by Frank Chin -- Dracula -- Feed, by M.T. Anderson -- Haroun and the sea of stories, by Salman Rushdie -- The joys of motherhood, by Buchi Emecheta...
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A bell for Adano, by John Hersey -- Benito Cereno, by Herman Melville -- Doctor Zhivago -- Donald Duk, by Frank Chin -- Dracula -- Feed, by M.T. Anderson -- Haroun and the sea of stories, by Salman Rushdie -- The joys of motherhood, by Buchi Emecheta -- The man in the iron mask, by Alexandre Dumas -- The Pickwick papers, by Charles Dickens -- The Ramayana, by R.K. Narayan -- The song of the lark, by Willa Cather -- The tortilla curtain, by T.C. Boyle -- When the emperor was divine, by Julie Otsuka. Provides critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance
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Epics for students
presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied epics
v. 1. Aeneid. Beowulf. The cantos. El Cid. Divine comedy. Epic of Gilgamesh. The faerie queene. Gerusalemme liberata. Iliad. Kalevala. The lord of the rings. Mahabharata. Les miserables -- v. 2. Le morte d'Arthur. Nibelungenlied. Odyssey. Omeros. On...
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v. 1. Aeneid. Beowulf. The cantos. El Cid. Divine comedy. Epic of Gilgamesh. The faerie queene. Gerusalemme liberata. Iliad. Kalevala. The lord of the rings. Mahabharata. Les miserables -- v. 2. Le morte d'Arthur. Nibelungenlied. Odyssey. Omeros. On the nature of things. Paradise lost. Pharsalia. Poetic edda. The song of Igor's campaign. Song of Roland. Sundiata. Tain bo cuailnge. The tale of Genji. War and peace. Provides critical overviews of literary epics of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, literary traditions and cultural context
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Drama for students
presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied dramas ; Volume 33
Ah, wilderness! / by Eugene O'Neill -- August: Osage County / by Tracy Letts -- The chickencoop Chinaman / by Frank Chin -- A chorus line / by Michael Bennett -- The darker face of the earth / by Rita Dove -- Disgraced / by Ayad Akhtar -- The last...
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Ah, wilderness! / by Eugene O'Neill -- August: Osage County / by Tracy Letts -- The chickencoop Chinaman / by Frank Chin -- A chorus line / by Michael Bennett -- The darker face of the earth / by Rita Dove -- Disgraced / by Ayad Akhtar -- The last white class / by Marge Piercy -- Little shop of horrors / by Howard Ashman -- Othello -- Real women have curves / by Josefina Lopez -- Six degrees of separation -- Water by the spoonful / by Quiara Alegria Hudes. Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context
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Drama for students
presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas ; Volume 32
4,000 miles / Amy Herzog -- Anowa / Ama Ata Aidoo -- Black nativity / Langston Hughes -- A bold stroke for a wife / Susanna Centlivre -- Coastal disturbances / Tina Howe -- Getting out / Marsha Norman -- I'm black when I'm singing, I'm' blue when I...
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4,000 miles / Amy Herzog -- Anowa / Ama Ata Aidoo -- Black nativity / Langston Hughes -- A bold stroke for a wife / Susanna Centlivre -- Coastal disturbances / Tina Howe -- Getting out / Marsha Norman -- I'm black when I'm singing, I'm' blue when I ain't / Sonia Sanchez -- Picasso at the lapin agile / Steve Martin -- Rent -- The ride down Mt. Morgan / Arthur Miller -- Sweeney Todd : the demon barber of fleet street -- Three days of rain / Richard Greenberg. Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context
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Drama for students
presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied dramas ; Volume 31
Andre's mother / by Terrence McNally -- Beauty / by Jane Martin -- Hell-bent fer heaven / by Hatcher Hughes -- How to succeed in business without really trying / by Frank Loesser [and three others] -- Icebound / by Owen Davis -- The importance of...
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Andre's mother / by Terrence McNally -- Beauty / by Jane Martin -- Hell-bent fer heaven / by Hatcher Hughes -- How to succeed in business without really trying / by Frank Loesser [and three others] -- Icebound / by Owen Davis -- The importance of being earnest -- Nine-ten / by Warren Leight -- Passion play / by Sarah Ruhl -- Rabbit hole / by David Lindsay-Abaire -- Romeo and Juliet -- When I was a little girl and my mother didn't want me / by Joyce Carol Oates -- Why marry? / by Jesse Lynch Williams. Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context
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Drama for students
presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas ; Volume 30
Candida / by George Bernard Shaw -- Driving Miss Daisy -- Far away / by Caryl Churchill -- I remember Mama / by John van Druten -- Miss Evers' boys / by David Feldshuh -- Much ado about nothing -- The old maid / by Zoe Akins -- One flea spare / by...
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Candida / by George Bernard Shaw -- Driving Miss Daisy -- Far away / by Caryl Churchill -- I remember Mama / by John van Druten -- Miss Evers' boys / by David Feldshuh -- Much ado about nothing -- The old maid / by Zoe Akins -- One flea spare / by Naomi Wallace -- Poker! / by Zora Neale Hurston -- Radio golf / by August Wilson -- Tape / by Jose Rivera -- Well / by Lisa Kron. Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context
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Drama for students
presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas ; Volume 29
12 angry men -- The Cuban swimmer / by Milcha Sanchez-Scott -- Guys and dolls / by Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows, and Frank Loesser -- Look homeward, angel / by Ketti Frings -- Los vendidos / by Luis Valdez -- Poof! / by Lynn Nottage -- A raisin in the...
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12 angry men -- The Cuban swimmer / by Milcha Sanchez-Scott -- Guys and dolls / by Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows, and Frank Loesser -- Look homeward, angel / by Ketti Frings -- Los vendidos / by Luis Valdez -- Poof! / by Lynn Nottage -- A raisin in the sun -- The stronger / by August Strindberg -- They knew what they wanted / by Sidney Howard -- Time flies / by David Ives -- Trying to find Chinatown / by David Henry Hwang -- Workout / by Wendy Wasserstein. Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; understandable essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary
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Drama for students
presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas ; Volume 28
Andromache / by Jean Racine -- Doubt -- The family reunion / by T.S. Eliot -- The frozen deep / by Wilkie Collins -- Having our say : the Delany sisters' first 100 years / by Emily Mann -- The madwoman of Chaillot / by Jean Giraudoux -- The miracle...
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Andromache / by Jean Racine -- Doubt -- The family reunion / by T.S. Eliot -- The frozen deep / by Wilkie Collins -- Having our say : the Delany sisters' first 100 years / by Emily Mann -- The madwoman of Chaillot / by Jean Giraudoux -- The miracle worker -- The mystery of Edwin Drood / by Rupert Holmes -- Noises off / by Michael Frayn -- Once upon a mattress / by Mary Rodgers -- Sleep deprivation chamber / by Adrienne Kennedy -- Sunday in the park with George / by Stephen Sondheim -- This is a test / by Stephen Gregg -- Tom Thumb / by Henry Fielding. Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context
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Drama for students
presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas ; Volume 27
Aria da capo / by Edna St. Vincent Millay -- The crucible -- Desire under the elms / by Eugene O'Neill -- The governess / by Neil Simon -- Heather Raffo's 9 parts of desire / by Heather Raffo -- Henrietta / by Karen Jones Meadows -- I never saw...
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Aria da capo / by Edna St. Vincent Millay -- The crucible -- Desire under the elms / by Eugene O'Neill -- The governess / by Neil Simon -- Heather Raffo's 9 parts of desire / by Heather Raffo -- Henrietta / by Karen Jones Meadows -- I never saw another butterfly / by Celeste Raspanti -- Light shining in Buckinghamshire / by Caryl Churchill -- Robert Johnson : trick the devil / by Bill Harris -- The servant of two masters / by Carlo Goldoni -- A streetcar named Desire -- The Trojan women / by Euripides -- Urinetown / by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann -- West side story / by Arthur Laurents ... [et al.]. Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context
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Drama for students
presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas ; Volume 26
Agamemnon / Aeschylus -- The bear / Anton Pavlovich Chekhov -- Bye-bye, Brevoort / Eudora Welty -- Crossroads / Carlos Solorzano -- The flies / Jean-Paul Sartre -- Florence / Alice Childress -- Ile / Eugene O'Neill -- Impossible marriage / Beth...
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Agamemnon / Aeschylus -- The bear / Anton Pavlovich Chekhov -- Bye-bye, Brevoort / Eudora Welty -- Crossroads / Carlos Solorzano -- The flies / Jean-Paul Sartre -- Florence / Alice Childress -- Ile / Eugene O'Neill -- Impossible marriage / Beth Henley -- Marty / Paddy Chayefsky -- Novio boy / Gary Soto -- The post office / Rahindranath Tagore -- Sorry, wrong number / Lucille Fletcher -- The trials of Brother Jero / Wole Soyinka -- A walk in the woods / Lee Blessing. Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; understandable essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary
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Drama for students
presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas ; Volume 23
Accidental death of an anarchist / Dario Fo -- Beautiful senoritas / Dolores Prida -- Blue surge / Rebecca Gilman -- Doubt / John Patrick Shanley -- Eleemosynary / Lee Blessing -- The gin game / D.L. Coburn -- Goodnight Desdemona (Good morning...
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Accidental death of an anarchist / Dario Fo -- Beautiful senoritas / Dolores Prida -- Blue surge / Rebecca Gilman -- Doubt / John Patrick Shanley -- Eleemosynary / Lee Blessing -- The gin game / D.L. Coburn -- Goodnight Desdemona (Good morning Juliet) / Ann-Marie MacDonald -- I am my own wife / Doug Wright -- Life is a dream / Pedro Calderon de la Barca -- Necessary targets / Eve Ensler -- On golden pond / Ernest Thompson -- Rent / Jonathan Larson -- This is our youth / Kenneth Lonergan -- Twelve angry men / Reginald Rose. Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context
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Short stories for students
presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories ; Volume 36
The disappearance / Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni -- Drinking coffee elsewhere / ZZ Packer -- The horse dealer's daughter / D.H. Lawrence -- How I met my husband / Alice Munro -- Killings / Andre Dubus -- The little knife / Michael Chabon -- The mice...
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The disappearance / Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni -- Drinking coffee elsewhere / ZZ Packer -- The horse dealer's daughter / D.H. Lawrence -- How I met my husband / Alice Munro -- Killings / Andre Dubus -- The little knife / Michael Chabon -- The mice that set the elephants free / Vishnu Sarma -- A new leaf / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The sentinel / Arthur C. Clarke -- The story-teller / Saki -- This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona / Sherman Alexie -- Torn lace / Emilia Pardo Bazan -- The tree / Maria Luisa Bombal -- The year of spaghetti / Haruki Murakami. Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism
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Short stories for students
presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories ; Volume 35
The birth-mark / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Cat in the rain / Ernest Hemingway -- Gentleman of Rio en Medio / Juan A.A. Sedillo -- Home / Gwendolyn Brooks -- The homecoming stranger / Bei Dao -- Hunters in the snow / Tobias Wolff -- In a grove /...
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The birth-mark / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Cat in the rain / Ernest Hemingway -- Gentleman of Rio en Medio / Juan A.A. Sedillo -- Home / Gwendolyn Brooks -- The homecoming stranger / Bei Dao -- Hunters in the snow / Tobias Wolff -- In a grove / Ryunosuke Akutagawa -- The law of life / Jack London -- Mista Courifer / Adelaide Casely-Hayford -- The outlaws / Selma Lagerlof -- A pair of silk stockings / Kate Chopin -- A shocking accident / Graham Greene -- The street of the Canon / Josephina Niggli -- A sunrise on the veld / Doris Lessing. Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism
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Short stories for students
presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories ; Volume 34
The blue hotel / Stephen Crane -- The country of the blind / H.G. Wells -- First confession / Frank O'Connor -- Good country people / Flannery O'Connor -- Greasy lake / T. Coraghessan Boyle -- An hour with Abuelo / Judith Ortiz Cofer -- Impulse /...
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The blue hotel / Stephen Crane -- The country of the blind / H.G. Wells -- First confession / Frank O'Connor -- Good country people / Flannery O'Connor -- Greasy lake / T. Coraghessan Boyle -- An hour with Abuelo / Judith Ortiz Cofer -- Impulse / Conrad Aiken -- The lucky stone / Lucille Clifton -- The murders in the Rue Morgue / Edgar Allan Poe -- The night face up / Julio Cortazar -- The rain came / Grace Ogot -- Wasps' nest / Agatha Christie -- The white umbrella / Gish Jen -- The widow and the parrot : a true story / Virginia Woolf. Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism
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Short stories for students
presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories ; Volume 33
The bet / Anthon Chekhov -- Broken Chain / Gary Soto -- The Californian's tale / Mark Twain -- A country doctor / Franz Kafka -- The distant past / William Trevor -- Father and I / Paer Lagerkvist -- The good deed / Pearl S. Buck -- The lovers /...
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The bet / Anthon Chekhov -- Broken Chain / Gary Soto -- The Californian's tale / Mark Twain -- A country doctor / Franz Kafka -- The distant past / William Trevor -- Father and I / Paer Lagerkvist -- The good deed / Pearl S. Buck -- The lovers / Bessie Head -- The machine that won the war / Isaac Asimov -- The Norwegian rat / Naguib Mahfouz -- Sonta for harp and bicycle / Joan Aiken -- War / Luigi Pirandello -- A way of talking / Patricia Grace -- Yours / Mary Robison. Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance
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The haunted boy / Carson McCullers -- The house of Asterion / Jorge Luis Borges -- If you eat, you never die / Tony Romano -- Leiningen versus the ants / Carl Stephenson -- The man who would be king / Rudyard Kipling -- My Lucy friend who smells like...
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The haunted boy / Carson McCullers -- The house of Asterion / Jorge Luis Borges -- If you eat, you never die / Tony Romano -- Leiningen versus the ants / Carl Stephenson -- The man who would be king / Rudyard Kipling -- My Lucy friend who smells like corn / Sandra Cisneros -- The nose / Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol -- On the rainy river / TIm O'Brien -- O yes / Tillie Olsen -- Popular mechanics / Raymond Carver -- Saboteur / Ha Jin -- The sisters / James Joyce -- Stalking / Joyce Carole Oates -- The tenant / Bharati Mukherjee. Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance
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Short stories for students
presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories ; Volume 31
By the waters of Babylon / by Stephen Vincent Benet -- Daughter of invention / by Julia Alvarez -- A devoted son / by Anita Desai -- End of the game / by Julio Cortazar -- The fence / by Hamsad Rangkuti -- The garden of stubborn cats / by Italo...
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By the waters of Babylon / by Stephen Vincent Benet -- Daughter of invention / by Julia Alvarez -- A devoted son / by Anita Desai -- End of the game / by Julio Cortazar -- The fence / by Hamsad Rangkuti -- The garden of stubborn cats / by Italo Calvino -- Good climate, friendly inhabitants / by Nadine Gordimer -- The jewels / by Guy de Maupassant -- An outpost of progress / by Joseph Conrad -- A retrieved reformation / by O. Henry -- Tears of autumn / by Yoshiko Uchida -- The treasure of Lemon Brown / by Walter Dean Myers -- With all flags flying / by Anne Tyler -- The witness for the prosecution / by Agatha Christie. Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance
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Beware of the dog / by Roald Dahl -- A day goes by / by Luigi Pirandello -- Dr. Heidegger's experiment / by Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The heavenly Christmas tree / by Fyodor Dostoevsky -- The leap / by Louise Erdrich -- Love must not be forgotten / by...
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Beware of the dog / by Roald Dahl -- A day goes by / by Luigi Pirandello -- Dr. Heidegger's experiment / by Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The heavenly Christmas tree / by Fyodor Dostoevsky -- The leap / by Louise Erdrich -- Love must not be forgotten / by Zhang Jie -- Marriage is a private affair / by Chinua Achebe -- No witchcraft for sale / by Doris Lessing -- One ordinary day, with peanuts / by Shirley Jackson -- The prisoner who wore glasses / by Bessie Head -- The son from America / by Isaac Bashevis Singer -- Sorry, right number / by Stephen King -- Sweet potato pie / by Eugenia Collier -- The thrill of the grass / by W. P. Kinsella. Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance
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Short stories for students
presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories ; Volume 29
Aunty Misery / by Judith Ortiz Cofer -- B. Wordsworth / by V.S. Naipaul -- The censors / by Luisa Valenzuela -- Contents of the dead man's pocket / by Jack Finney -- Dog star / by Arthur C. Clarke -- The doll's house / by Katherine Mansfield --...
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Aunty Misery / by Judith Ortiz Cofer -- B. Wordsworth / by V.S. Naipaul -- The censors / by Luisa Valenzuela -- Contents of the dead man's pocket / by Jack Finney -- Dog star / by Arthur C. Clarke -- The doll's house / by Katherine Mansfield -- forty-five a month / by R.K. Narayan -- The grasshopper and the bell cricket / by Yasunari Kawabata -- Ha'penny / by Alan Paton -- The pit and the pendulum / by Edgar Allan Poe -- A problem / by Anton Chekhov -- Suzy and Leah / by Jane Yolen -- Thank you, ma'm / by Langston Hughes -- Where have you gone charming Billy? / by Tim O'Brien. Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance
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Short stories for students
presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories ; Volume 28
Amigo brothers / by Piri Thomas -- The bass, the river, and Sheila Mant / by W.D. Wetherell -- Day of the butterfly / by Alice Munro -- Federigo's falcon / by Giovanni Boccaccio -- The first year of my life / by Muriel Spark -- Games at twilight / by...
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Amigo brothers / by Piri Thomas -- The bass, the river, and Sheila Mant / by W.D. Wetherell -- Day of the butterfly / by Alice Munro -- Federigo's falcon / by Giovanni Boccaccio -- The first year of my life / by Muriel Spark -- Games at twilight / by Anita Desai -- The golden kite, the silver wind / by Ray Bradbury -- House taken over / by Julio Cortazar -- How much land does a man need? / by Leo Tolstoy -- Marigolds / by Eugenia W. Collier -- The medicine bag / by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve -- A mystery of heroism / by Stephen Crane -- Once upon a time / by Nadine Gordimer -- Two friends / by Guy de Maupassant. Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance
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Short stories for students
presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories ; Volume 27
After twenty years / O. Henry -- American history / Judith Ortiz Cofer -- Anxiety / Grace Paley -- Charles / Shirley Jackson -- Eleven / Sandra Cisneros -- A horseman in the sky / Ambrose Bierce -- Jim Baker's blue jay yarn / Mark Twain -- Liberty /...
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After twenty years / O. Henry -- American history / Judith Ortiz Cofer -- Anxiety / Grace Paley -- Charles / Shirley Jackson -- Eleven / Sandra Cisneros -- A horseman in the sky / Ambrose Bierce -- Jim Baker's blue jay yarn / Mark Twain -- Liberty / Julia Alvarez -- Race at morning / William Faulkner -- This blessed house / Jhumpa Lahiri -- The use of force / William Carlos Williams -- A Wagner matinee / Willa Cather -- The writer in the family / E. L. Doctorow -- Zlateh the goat / Isaac Bashevis Singer. Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism
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Poetry for students
presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied poetry ; Volume 53
Alive together / by Lisel Mueller -- Alone / by Maya Angelou -- Axe handles / by Gary Snyder -- The changing light / by Lawrence Ferlinghetti -- The delight song of Tsoai-Talee / by N. Scott Momaday -- En route to Bangladesh, another crisis of faith...
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Alive together / by Lisel Mueller -- Alone / by Maya Angelou -- Axe handles / by Gary Snyder -- The changing light / by Lawrence Ferlinghetti -- The delight song of Tsoai-Talee / by N. Scott Momaday -- En route to Bangladesh, another crisis of faith / by Tarfia Faizullah -- I like to see it lap the miles / by Emily Dickinson -- I'm alive, I believe in everything / by Lesley Choyce -- Love's growth / by John Donne -- Please fire me / by Deborah Garrison -- The pomegranate and the big crowd / by Alberto Rios -- Punishment in kindergarten / by Kamala Das -- Sadie and Maud / by Gwendolyn Brooks -- Speeches for Dr Frankenstein / by Margaret Atwood -- Urban renewal : XVIII / by Major Jackson -- Yesterday / by W.S. Merwin. Features discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Provides an overview of the poem and discussion of its principal themes, images, form and construction
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