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Writers and their work volume no. 94
Pub. Date
[1971]
Edition
Revised edition.
Language
English
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Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-61) was one of the most important poets of the nineteenth century and has recently undergone a major critical reappraisal. In this study, Simon Avery considers a range of her poems, drawn from across her career, in order to examine the concern with the search for a meaningful home which underpins much of her writing. In a series of interrelated Chapters on Barrett Browning's religious poetry, love poetry, political...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Whether you're new to Austen's work or know it backwards and forwards already, this book provides a clear, full and highly engaging account of how Austen's fiction works and why it matters. Exploring new pathways into the study of Jane Austen's writing, novelist and academic Jenny Davidson looks at Austen's work through a writer's lens, addressing formal questions about narration, novel writing, and fictional composition as well as themes including...
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Language
English
Description
Abraham Rodriguez is a Puerto Rican novelist, short story author, and musician who spends much of his time in Germany. This timely book features an in-depth look at the life of the author as well as a close examination of his most widely read works. Each work covered reveals plot summary, excerpts, character analysis, and literary themes. Critical analysis within each of Rodriguez's work is presented while students learn how to identify themes, analyze...
16) Ha Jin
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Language
English
Description
Ha Jin is a contemporary Chinese American poet and novelist who is most commonly associated with the Misty Poetry movement. His contributions to the world of fiction have been awarded with such honors as the National Book Award and the Townsend Prize for Fiction. This Guggenheim Fellow was a young child in China under communist rule and was only 14 years old when he became a member of the People's Liberation Army. In this riveting book about this...
17) Sandra Cisneros
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Language
English
Description
Sandra Cisneros is a Mexican-American novelist and poet whose works appeal to a broad spectrum of American readers. When her first book was published in 1984, she broke new ground; today, Cisneros is a popular and admired writer around the world. She is also a dedicated activist who works tirelessly for Mexican-American causes. Readers of Sandra Cisneros will learn how Cisneros went from being a poor, underprivileged kid in the barrio to the internationally...
18) Kurt Vonnegut
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Language
English
Description
Kurt Vonnegut was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright and also published five works of non-fiction. His careers spans 50 years. This book features an in-depth look the life of the author as well as a close examination of the most widely-read of his works. Plot summary, excerpts, character analysis, and themes for each work covered are revealed. Critical analysis from differing points of view of the work is also presented. With this...
19) Zadie Smith
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Language
English
Description
Zadie Smith made a huge splash in 1997 when, as a college student, she received one of the largest advances in British history for her novel White Teeth. Since then, Smith has published four major novels, a volume of essays, and many short stories. She has become a college professor, an award-winner, and an influential critic of both literature and the current political scene. Readers of Zadie Smith will learn about how insecure and outside of society...
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