TY - BOOK AU - Milne,Ira Mark ED - Gale Group. TI - Novels for students: presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels T2 - Gale virtual reference library SN - 9781414429335 (electronic book) AV - PN3385 PY - 2008/// CY - Detroit, Mich. PB - Gale KW - Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, KW - Bellow, Saul. KW - Shaara, Michael. KW - Jones, Edward P. KW - Tolkien, J. R. R. KW - Brooks, Geraldine. KW - Dick, Philip K. KW - Uchida, Yoshiko. KW - Lawrence, D. H. KW - Bronte, Anne, KW - Joyce, James, KW - Fiction KW - Study and teaching (Higher) KW - United States KW - Study and teaching (Secondary) KW - History and criticism KW - Literature N1 - "ISSN 1094-3552."; Guest foreword "The Informed Dialogue: Interacting with Literature" by Anne Devereaux Jordan; Includes bibliographical references and index; Doctor Zhivago / Boris Pasternak -- Humboldt's gift / Saul Bellow -- The killer angels / Michael Shaara -- The known world / Edward P. Jones -- The lord of the rings / J.R.R. Tolkien -- March / Geraldine Brooks -- Martian time-slip / Philip K. Dick -- Picture bride / Yoshiko Uchida -- The rainbow / D.H. Lawrence -- The tenant of Wildfell Hall / Anne Bronte -- Ulysses / James Joyce N2 - Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism UR - http://link.galegroup.com/apps/pub/5LHX/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=bilk_itc ER -