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Lowry's The Giverby Suzanne Pavlos
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 5.99The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on The Giver explores a world in which disease, hunger, poverty, war, and lasting pain simply don’t exist. The members of this utopia have given up all human emotions and memories to live in a state of Sameness. Following the story of a 12-year-old boy who recognizes the hypocrisy of his community’s “social order” – and who crafts a way to free everyone from the bane of Sameness, this study guide provides summaries and critical commentaries for each chapter within the novel. Other features that help you figure out this important work include Personal background on the author, Lois... more...
Salinger's The Catcher in the Ryeby Stanley P. Baldwin
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011; US$ 5.99The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. CliffsNotes on The Catcher in the Rye introduces you to a coming-of-age novel with a twist. J.D. Salinger's best-known work is more realistic, more lifelike and authentic than some other representatives of the genre. Get to know the unforgettable main character, Holden Caulfield, as he navigates the dangers and risks of growing up. This study guide enables you to keep up with all of the major themes and symbols of the novel, as well as the characters and plot. You'll... more...
Buck's The Good Earthby Stephen Veo Huntley
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 5.99The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on The Good Earth explores author Pearl S. Buck’s insight into the lives of the Chinese people, particularly the peasant population. Following the story of a Chinese farmer who represents the universal cultivator – one who knows that his riches and security come from the good earth itself, this study guide provides summaries and critical commentaries for each chapter within the novel. Other features that help you figure out this important work include Personal background on the author Introduction to and synopsis of the book In-depth character analyses for the two principal figures, Wang Lung... more...
Faulkner's The Bearby James L. Roberts
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 4.95The Bear , in addition to being one of the greatest hunting stories of all time, is one of the finest stories about the initiation of a young man into the rituals of the hunt and the wilderness, and it is also a compelling story of that young man's maturation into full manhood. more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Literatureby Laurie E. Rozakis
Penguin Group Inc. 1999; US$ 15.99You're no idiot, of course. You know that Samuel Clemens had a better-known pen name, Moby Dick is a famous whale, and the Raven only said,"Nevermore." But when it comes to understanding the great works of Mark Twain, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe, you'd rather rent the videos than head to your local library. Don't tear up your library card yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Literature teaches you all about the rich tradition of American prose and poetry, so you can fully appreciate its magnificent diversity. more...
The Great War and Modern Memoryby Paul Fussell
Oxford University Press, USA 2000; US$ 13.45The year 2000 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of The Great War and Modern Memory, winner of the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and recently named by the Modern Library one of the twentieth century's 100 Best Non-Fiction Books. Fussell's landmark study of WWI remains as original and gripping today as ever before: a literate, literary, and illuminating account of the Great War, the one that changed a generation, ushered in the modern era, and revolutionized how we see the world. Exploring the work of Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, Edmund Blunden, David Jones, Isaac Rosenberg, and Wilfred Owen, Fussell supplies contexts, both actual and literary, for those writers who most effectively... more...
Collecting Himselfby Michael J. Rosen
HarperCollins 2011; US$ 9.99James Thurber spent most of his career at the New Yorker magazine, drawing cartoons and writing essays and stories. Collecting Himself is a one-of-a-kind compilation of James Thurber's vintage writings, featuring previously unanthologized articles, essays, interviews, reviews, cartoons, parodies, as well as Thurber's reflections on his work in theater and at the New Yorker . An eclectic body of work that offers a glimpse into Thurber the man, the philosopher, and the critic. more...
Black Orpheusby Saadi Simawe
Routledge 2000; US$ 105.00In twentieth-century African American fiction, music has been elevated to the level of religion primarily because of its power as a medium of freedom. This collection explores literary invocations of music. more...
James Fenimore Cooperby George Dekker; John P. Williams
Routledge 1997; US$ 380.00The most popular American novelist of the 19th century. Writings include Last Mohicans, The American Democrat. Volume covers the period 1821-1898. Extras: Appendix lists American reviews of Cooper's works from 1820-51. more...