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Literary Companion Series - Native Son
Richard Wright, Hayley R. Mitchell
Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, March 1, 2000)Chapters discuss the imagery, characterization, setting, and themes found in Richard Wright's powerful novel detailing the treatment of blacks within a predominantly white society.
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Literary Companion Series: Black Boy
Hayley Mitchell
Paperback (Greenhaven Press, Sept. 1, 1999)Richard Wright's autobiography, Black Boy, is moving account of his struggles growing up in the racist American south. Many literary scholars, sociologists, and historians have studied Wright's work and have written on his themes, his characters, and his style.
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Literary Companion Series - Native Son
Hayley R. Mitchell
Paperback (Greenhaven Press, March 1, 2000)Chapters discuss the imagery, characterization, setting, and themes found in Richard Wright's powerful novel detailing the treatment of blacks within a predominantly white society. (20020501)
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Literary Companion Series - My Antonia
Christopher Smith
Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Sept. 1, 2000)In Willa Cather's best-known work, she honors the immigrant settlers of the American plains.
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Literary Companion Series - All My Sons
Christopher J. Smith, Bonnie Szumski
Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, May 8, 2001)Greenhaven Press presents a comprehensive yet accessible avenue to literary research and analysis for young adults. This unique anthology series provides an engaging approach to readers seeking literary analysis and criticism of the lives and works of leading American, British, and world authors. Every title in the Literary Companion Series is a user-friendly and lucid resource for young adults researching the world's great literary lives and works. Contributing writers' essays are taken from a broad spectrum of sources and are expertly edited to meet the reading levels of young adults. Every book includes an in-depth biography of the author that emphasizes the social and historical context of his or her life and works. Each essay's introduction summarizes the contributing author's themes and insights and provides a guide for locating main ideas. The addition of vocabulary aids also increases comprehension. This is a series that all teachers of literature and their students will welcome and use. A great resource for any library serving young adults.
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Literary Companion Series - Hard Times
Jill Karson
Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Nov. 27, 2001)Hard Times reveals Dickens's spirit for social reform and compassion for the working poor as it exposes the social ills of nineteenth-century industrialism. Authors in this anthology explore Dickens's major themes, insights, and literary technique, providing a useful overview of this enduring novel.
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Literary Companion Series - Our Town
Thomas Siebold
Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Sept. 1, 1999)This Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Thornton Wilder is considered a classic portrayal of small-town middle-class life in America. Essays included discuss the theatrical principles Wilder utilized, literary style and criticism as well as dominant themes in this play.
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Literary Companion Series - Hard Times
Jill Karson
Paperback (Greenhaven Press, Nov. 20, 2001)Hard Times reveals Dickens's spirit for social reform and compassion for the working poor as it exposes the social ills of nineteenth-century industrialism. Authors in this anthology explore Dickens's major themes, insights, and literary technique, providing a useful overview of this enduring novel. (20020501)