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The Scarlet Letter

Submitted by khenkes on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 18:53

Discusses the life of Nationiel hawthorne and the historical context, plot, themes, characters, and literary analysis of his "psychological romance novel, "The Scarlet Letter.".

The Scarlet Letter

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

Discusses the life of Nationiel hawthorne and the historical context, plot, themes, characters, and literary analysis of his "psychological romance novel, "The Scarlet Letter.".

The scarlet letter

  • Swisher, Clarice
2003
Examines the life of nineteenth-century American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and discusses the historical context, plot, themes, characters, and literary analysis of his novel, "The Scarlet Letter.".

Understanding The lord of the rings

  • Hodges, Ted
2003
A guide to reading and understanding J.R.R. Tolkein's "Lord of the Rings" which provides a comprehensive examination of the story's structure, detailed analysis of important concepts, a biography of the author, plot summaries, and character descriptions.

Understanding Beowulf

  • Streissguth, Thomas
2004
Discusses the authorship, character analysis, historical background, plot, and themes of Beowulf.

Understanding I am the cheese

  • Keeley, Jennifer
2001
An introduction to Robert Cormier's book, "I am the Cheese, " discussing the author's life, the impact of the book, plot, cast of characters, and literary criticism.

Understanding Macbeth

  • Thrasher, Thomas
2002
Presents an introduction to William Shakespeare's "Macbeth," a tragedy of prophecy and royal murder in medieval Scotland, featuring a biography of the author, a plot summary, character descriptions, theme analyses, and background on the time in which the play was written.

Understanding The outsiders

  • Howard, Todd
2001
A companion guide to the young adult novel "The Outsiders, " providing biographical information about author S. E. Hinton, and discussing the story's plot, characters, and themes.

Understanding Frankenstein

  • Nardo, Don
2003
A guide to understanding "Frankenstein, " discussing the life and influences of author Mary Shelley, the sources of the ideas for the novel, the story or plot, characters and their motives, and major themes. Includes notes, a chronology, and references for further study.

Understanding the Canterbury tales

  • Swisher, Clarice
2003
A study guide to Geoffrey Chaucer's classic "The Canterbury Tales" containing a Chaucer biography, historical background on the text, character sketches, plot summaries, discussion of literary devices and themes, works of criticism, a chronology, a bibliography, and essay suggestions.

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