The American Novel, 2-Volume Set (Understanding Literature Through Close Reading) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816076758 ISBN 13: 9780816076758

Publisher: Facts On File Inc, 2011

Synopsis

The American Novel helps students better understand and appreciate literature through a close examination of great short passages in classic works. Offering interpretations of selected passages from 150 great American novels, this new, two-volume set is curriculum-oriented and perfectly designed for student use. Each passage is reprinted along with a detailed analysis, which is then followed by a variety of questions designed to inspire further thinking or discussion of the passage. <p>This comprehensive work is designed not only to facilitate comprehension of these particular passages, but also to teach students the techniques they need in order to understand any great and complicated passage of American literature.<\p>

About this title

About the Author:

Robert C. Evans is Professor of English and Philosophy at Auburn University at Montgomery, USA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Facts On File Inc
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0816076758
• ISBN 13: 9780816076758
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1003
• Editor: Evans Robert C., Solomon Deborah C., Fredericks Sarah