A guide to reading and understanding three novels written by Asian American writer Amy Tan that includes information on the characters, narrative strategies, plot development, literary devices, setting, and major themes of each novel.
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A guide to reading and understanding three novels written by Asian American writer Amy Tan that includes information on the characters, narrative strategies, plot development, literary devices, setting, and major themes of each novel.
A study of the ways in which language was used in the early American republic to define national character and shape national boundaries focuses on the contributions of seven men who worked with alphabets, codes, and signs.
A study of the ways in which language was used in the early American republic to define national character and shape national boundaries focuses on the contributions of seven men who worked with alphabets, codes, and signs.
The concise Oxford companion to English literature
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An annotated list of reference works in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction.
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Writers as diverse as Carolivia Herron, Charles Johnson, Paule Marshall, Toni Morrison, and Derek Walcott have addressed the history of slavery in their literary works. In this groundbreaking new book, Arlene R. Keizer contends that these writers theorize the nature and formatio…