setting (literature)

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setting (literature)

Cyclopedia of literary places

2003
Contains alphabetically arranged articles on 1,304 literary works selected from the 1996 revised second edition of "Masterplots" that lend themselves to discussion of place as a literary device, including novels, plays, and poetry, and includes a pronunciation key, and title, author, and place indexes.

Fresh takes on teaching literary elements

how to teach what really matters about character, setting, point of view and theme
2010
Offers tools and strategies for teaching literary elements to middle and high school students, covering character, theme, point of view, and setting, and including activities.

Once upon a time in Great Britain

a travel guide to the sights and settings of your favorite children's stories
2002
A practical travel guide to the United Kingdom that focuses on the cities, sites, and regions where classic children's stories are set, including "Peter Rabbit", "Alice in Wonderland", and "The Secret Garden".

The world of Toni Morrison

a guide to characters and places in her novels
2003
A guide to the novels of Toni Morrison containing more than eight hundred brief entries highlighting all of her characters and settings and the many allusions to figures such as Moses, Thoreau, and W.E.B. DuBois.

Literary houses

1982
Illustrations and text describe ten famous houses in literature including Castle Dracula, Gatsby's mansion Manderley, and Baskerville Hall.
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