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Literary themes for students. examining diverse literature to understand and compare universal themes / Race and prejudice
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Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 2006.
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1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations
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Alexie, Sherman, -- 1966- -- What you pawn I will redeem.
Angelou, Maya. -- I know why the caged bird sings.
Brooks, Gwendolyn, -- 1917-2000. -- Blacks.
Brown, Dee Alexander. -- Bury my heart at wounded knee.
Chopin, Kate, -- 1851-1904. -- Awakening.
Cisneros, Sandra. -- House on Mango Street.
Conrad, Joseph, -- 1857-1924. -- Heart of darkness.
Du Bois, W. E. B. -- (William Edward Burghardt), -- 1868-1963. -- Souls of Black folk.
Ellison, Ralph. -- King of the bingo game.
Ethnicity in literature.
Forster, E. M. -- (Edward Morgan), -- 1879-1970. -- Passage to India.
Frank, Anne, -- 1929-1945. -- Achterhuis. -- English.
Gaines, Ernest J., -- 1933- -- Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
Genocide in literature.
Haley, Alex. -- Autobiography of Malcolm X.
Hansberry, Lorraine, -- 1930-1965. -- Raisin in the sun.
Houston, James D. -- Farewell to Manzanar.
Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki. -- Farewell to Manzanar.
Hughes, Langston, -- 1902-1967. -- Negro speaks of rivers.
Keyes, Daniel. -- Flowers for Algernon.
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968. -- I have a dream.
Kushner, Tony. -- Angels in America (1993)
Lee, Harper. -- To kill a mockingbird.
Levi, Primo. -- Good day.
Mathabane, Mark. -- Kaffir boy.
O'Connor, Flannery. -- Everything that rises must converge.
Paton, Alan. -- Cry, the beloved country.
Prejudices in literature.
Race in literature.
Religion in literature.
Segregation in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Sexual orientation in literature.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Merchant of Venice.
Silko, Leslie, -- 1948- -- Ceremony.
Slavery in literature.
Social conflict in literature.
Sone, Monica Itoi, -- 1919-2011. -- Nisei daughter.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, -- 1811-1896. -- Uncle Tom's cabin.
Taylor, Mildred D. -- Rolling thunder, hear my cry.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910. -- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Walker, Alice, -- 1944- -- Color purple.
Wollstonecraft, Mary, -- 1759-1797. -- Vindication of the rights of woman.
Woolf, Virginia, -- 1882-1941. -- Room of one's own.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960. -- Native son.
X, Malcolm, -- 1925-1965. -- Autobiography of Malcolm X.
Angelou, Maya. -- I know why the caged bird sings.
Brooks, Gwendolyn, -- 1917-2000. -- Blacks.
Brown, Dee Alexander. -- Bury my heart at wounded knee.
Chopin, Kate, -- 1851-1904. -- Awakening.
Cisneros, Sandra. -- House on Mango Street.
Conrad, Joseph, -- 1857-1924. -- Heart of darkness.
Du Bois, W. E. B. -- (William Edward Burghardt), -- 1868-1963. -- Souls of Black folk.
Ellison, Ralph. -- King of the bingo game.
Ethnicity in literature.
Forster, E. M. -- (Edward Morgan), -- 1879-1970. -- Passage to India.
Frank, Anne, -- 1929-1945. -- Achterhuis. -- English.
Gaines, Ernest J., -- 1933- -- Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
Genocide in literature.
Haley, Alex. -- Autobiography of Malcolm X.
Hansberry, Lorraine, -- 1930-1965. -- Raisin in the sun.
Houston, James D. -- Farewell to Manzanar.
Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki. -- Farewell to Manzanar.
Hughes, Langston, -- 1902-1967. -- Negro speaks of rivers.
Keyes, Daniel. -- Flowers for Algernon.
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968. -- I have a dream.
Kushner, Tony. -- Angels in America (1993)
Lee, Harper. -- To kill a mockingbird.
Levi, Primo. -- Good day.
Mathabane, Mark. -- Kaffir boy.
O'Connor, Flannery. -- Everything that rises must converge.
Paton, Alan. -- Cry, the beloved country.
Prejudices in literature.
Race in literature.
Religion in literature.
Segregation in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Sexual orientation in literature.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Merchant of Venice.
Silko, Leslie, -- 1948- -- Ceremony.
Slavery in literature.
Social conflict in literature.
Sone, Monica Itoi, -- 1919-2011. -- Nisei daughter.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, -- 1811-1896. -- Uncle Tom's cabin.
Taylor, Mildred D. -- Rolling thunder, hear my cry.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910. -- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Walker, Alice, -- 1944- -- Color purple.
Wollstonecraft, Mary, -- 1759-1797. -- Vindication of the rights of woman.
Woolf, Virginia, -- 1882-1941. -- Room of one's own.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960. -- Native son.
X, Malcolm, -- 1925-1965. -- Autobiography of Malcolm X.
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eBooks
Language
English
ISBN
9781414418872, 1414418876
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
Works included represent a wide range of circumstances in which individuals experience prejudice in American, British and world literature. The discussion goes well beyond race, religion, and gender into ethnicity, social status, mental and physical health, and personal beliefs and behaviors.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hacht, A. M. (2006). Literary themes for students: examining diverse literature to understand and compare universal themes . Gale.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hacht, Anne Marie. 2006. Literary Themes for Students: Examining Diverse Literature to Understand and Compare Universal Themes. Gale.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hacht, Anne Marie. Literary Themes for Students: Examining Diverse Literature to Understand and Compare Universal Themes Gale, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hacht, Anne Marie. Literary Themes for Students: Examining Diverse Literature to Understand and Compare Universal Themes Gale, 2006.
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