Description based on print version record. "ISSN 1094-3552." Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
The adventures of Augie March / by Saul Bellow -- Beauty : a retelling of the story of Beauty and the beast / by Robin McKinley -- The glory field / by Walter Dean Myers -- Intruder in the dust / by William Faulkner -- Kidnapped / by Robert Louis Stevenson -- A lost lady / by Willa Cather -- Murder on the Orient Express / by Agatha Christie -- Nicholas Nickleby / by Charles Dickens -- No longer at ease / by Chinua Achebe -- Ordinary people -- Le Pere Goriot / by Honore de Balzac -- Sense and sensibility -- The street / by Ann Lane Petry -- Tangerine / by Edward Bloor.
Summary:
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.