Books with title American Writers Classics, Vol. 2

Each of the 18 essays in this volume focuses on a single work of American literature. Written in clear, jargon-free style by college and university professors, each explores the nuances of the work -- themes, characterization, use of language -- enabling the student to comprehend, interpret and write about the classics. Volume 2 covers Theodore Dreisers An American Tragedy , Sarah Orne Jewetts The Country of the Pointed Firs|, Saul Bellows |Herzog|, F. Scott Fitzgeralds |Tender Is the Night|, and |The Great Gatsby|, Edith Wartons |Ethan Frome|, Ralph Ellisons |Invisible Man|, Sherwood Andersons |Winesburg, Ohio| and others. Volumes also feature timelines, author chronologies, bibliographies with further reading suggestions and cumulative indexes.|PIM|31-MAY-18|01

This new wing of the Scribner Writers Series takes that series enduringly popular format -- the 20 page essay accessible to the general reader or student -- and applies it to the most-studied literary masterpieces. Each of the 20-25 essays in this volume focuses on a single work of American Literature. Written in clear, jargon-free style by college and university professors, each essay explores the nuances of a particular work -- themes, characterization, use of language -- enabling the student to comprehend, interpret and write about the classics. Volume 1 includes essays on Toni Morrisons Beloved , J.D. Salingers Catcher in the Rye|, Willa Cathers |My Antonia|, Jack Kerouacs |On the Road|, Stephen Cranes |The Red Badge of Courage|, Nathaniel Hawthornes |The Scarlet Letter| and others.|PIM|31-MAY-18|01