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1) Moby-Dick: Ishmael's mighty book

Author

McSweeney, Kerry

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 3

Publisher

Twayne Publishers

Pub. Date

[1986]

Language

English

2) The scarlet letter: a reading

Author

Baym, Nina

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 1

Publisher

Twayne

Pub. Date

[1986]

Language

English

Description

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Analyzes the plot, setting, characters, themes, and symbolism in Hawthorne's novel, and discusses the purpose of its "Custom-house" portion.

3) The Canterbury Tales: a literary pilgrimage

Author

Williams, David

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 4

Publisher

Twayne

Pub. Date

[1987]

Language

English

4) Great expectations: a novel of friendship

Author

Hornback, Bert G

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 6

Publisher

Twayne

Pub. Date

[1987]

Language

English

Description

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Hornback gives us a comprehensive overview of Great expectations, locates the work within the context of Dickens's life and other works, and illuminates major themes and concepts.

5) The interpretation of dreams: Freud's theories revisited

Author

Porter, Laurence M

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 9

Publisher

Twayne Publishers

Pub. Date

[1987]

Language

English

6) Animal farm: pastoralism and politics

Author

Smyer, Richard I

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 19

Publisher

Twayne Publishers

Pub. Date

[1988]

Language

English

7) Invisible man: race and identity

Author

McSweeney, Kerry

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 17

Publisher

Twayne Publishers

Pub. Date

[1988]

Language

English

8) Paradise lost: ideal and tragic epic

Author

Blessington, Francis C

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 12

Publisher

Twayne Publishers

Pub. Date

[1988]

Language

English

9) The Red badge of courage: redefining the hero

Author

Gibson, Donald B

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies

Publisher

Twayne Publishers

Pub. Date

[1988]

Language

English

Description

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Gibson considers the relation of this novel's subject, themes, and style to its historical context. Discusses nature imagery and the frequent comparisons of human characters and actions to those of animals.

10) The sun also rises, a novel of the twenties

Author

Reynolds, Michael Shane

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 16

Publisher

Twayne Publishers

Pub. Date

[1988]

Language

English

Description

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Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work The Sun Also Rises, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

11) The waste land: a poem of memory and desire

Author

Gish, Nancy K

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 13

Publisher

Twayne

Pub. Date

[1988]

Language

English

12) Catch-22: antiheroic antinovel

Author

Potts, Stephen W

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies

Publisher

Twayne Publishers

Pub. Date

[1989]

Language

English

Description

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A study of Heller's 1961 novel, "Catch-22", with critical commentary and an analysis of the text.

13) The divine comedy: tracing God's art

Author

Chiarenza, Marguerite Mills

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 25

Publisher

Twayne Publishers

Pub. Date

[1989]

Language

English

14) The grapes of wrath: trouble in the promised land

Author

Owens, Louis

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 27

Publisher

Twayne

Pub. Date

[1989]

Language

English

Description

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Tracing the social and political developments leading to the Dust Bowl, Owens clearly explains how the novel represents Steinbeck's indictment of the Promised Land myth.

15) My Ántonia: the road home

Author

Murphy, John J

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 31

Publisher

Twayne Publishers

Pub. Date

[1989]

Language

English

Description

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An informative and thoughtful consideration of Willa Cather's novel with close textual reading and a comprehensive survey of criticism.

16) Nineteen eighty-four: past, present, and future

Author

Reilly, Patrick

Series

Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 30

Publisher

Twayne Publishers

Pub. Date

[1989]

Language

English

Description

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Reilly draws a parallel between Nineteen Eighty-Four and Gulliver's Travels; he discusses the novel in terms of the myth, Jack the Giant-Killer; and he shows how Orwell charted the decline of religion.