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1	Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books more books like this by Azar Nafisi add to wishlist Azar Nafasi formed a book club in Tehran comprised of seven young women who got together to discuss such books as THE GREAT GATSBY, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, DAISY MILLER, and, of course, LOLITA--books forbidden by the Islamic government. In this memoir, Nafasi, who was expelled from the country for refusing to wear the veil, writes about those women, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Norton Anthology of American Literature more books like this by Nina Baym (Editor) add to wishlist This classic survey of American literature from its sixteenth-century origins to its flourishing present features the work of over 260 writers, with 34 newly included. Among the 36 works reproduced in their entirety are "Franklin's Autobiography"; "The Scarlet Letter"; "Walden"; "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"; "The Awakening"; "My Antonia"; "As ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.41! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Elements of Literature more books like this by Anderson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.80! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers more books like this by John Schilb add to wishlist Prepared by editors whose scholarship fuses literary and composition studies, "Making Literature Matter "combines a comprehensive writing text with a uniquely organized anthology for introductory literature courses that emphasize critical and academic writing. What makes literature matter? Writing about it -- argumentatively. The writing text ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Norton Anthology: American Literature more books like this by Nina Baym (Editor), Franklin (Editor), Gura (Editor) add to wishlist Firmly grounded in the core strengths that have made it the best-selling undergraduate survey in the field, The Norton Anthology of American Literature has been revitalized in this Seventh Edition through the collaboration between three new period editors and five seasoned ones. see all copies from $17.89! new only from $25.38! \| SVS
6	Aproximaciones Al Estudio de La Literatura Hispanica more books like this by Carmelo Virgillo add to wishlist This is an introduction to literary analysis with readings from Spanish and Spanish-American literature. It provides a selection of readings, organized by the genres of prose, poetry, drama and essay. Historical introductions to the genres are included, providing an overview of periods, movements, significant figures and literary currents both in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.49! \| SVS
7	The Norton Anthology American Literature, Volume A: Beginnings to 1820 more books like this by Nina Baym (Editor), Wayne Franklin (Editor), Philip F Gura (Editor) add to wishlist This classic survey of American literature from its sixteenth-century origins to its flourishing present features the work of over 260 writers, with 34 newly included. Among the 36 works reproduced in their entirety are "Franklin's Autobiography"; "The Scarlet Letter"; "Walden"; "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"; "The Awakening"; "My Antonia"; "As ... see all copies from $7.47! new only from $25.00! \| SVS
8	Literature: A Pocket Anthology more books like this by R S Gwynn add to wishlist A refreshing alternative to voluminous literature anthologies, this compact, inexpensive, and diverse collection of fiction, poetry, and drama provides a concise yet complete introduction to the study of literature. Organized chronologically within each genre, the wide range of selections features both classic and contemporary authors, presenting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Cane more books like this by Jean Toomer add to wishlist Considered to be a masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance, a brief period during the 1920s, this book consists of sketches, poems and stories of rural and urban black African life that evoke images of smoke, sugar-cane, dusk and flame in the southern landscape, while the northern world is pictured as a harsher reality of asphalt streets. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.20! \| first editions \| SVS
10	White Album more books like this by Joan Didion add to wishlist This collection of essays recounts what took place on the long morning after the 1960s, when everyone was coming down from their particular bad trip. Didion observes the dramas that explode as America goes into collective detox: the mother abandoning her five-year-old daughter on the central reservation of Interstate 5; Huey Newton and the Black ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination more books like this by Toni Morrison add to wishlist Toni Morrison deals with the subject of race as it has appeared in American literature--which has, she claims, often shortchanged blackness in favor of the white majority. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Norton Anthology of American Literature: 1865-1914 more books like this by Nina Baym (Editor) add to wishlist This classic survey of American literature from its sixteenth-century origins to its flourishing present features the work of over 260 writers, with 34 newly included. Among the 36 works reproduced in their entirety are "Franklin's Autobiography"; "The Scarlet Letter"; "Walden"; "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"; "The Awakening"; "My Antonia"; "As ... see all copies from $3.78! new only from $21.50!
13 view cover	The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Volume B: 1820-1865 more books like this by Nina Baym (Editor), Wayne Franklin (Editor), Philip F Gura (Editor) add to wishlist This classic survey of American literature from its sixteenth-century origins to its flourishing present features the work of over 260 writers, with 34 newly included. Among the 36 works reproduced in their entirety are "Franklin's Autobiography"; "The Scarlet Letter"; "Walden"; "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"; "The Awakening"; "My Antonia"; "As ... see all copies from $8.50! new only from $19.64!
14 view cover	Concise Anthology of American Literature more books like this by George L McMichael add to wishlist For courses in American Literature that use a concise American Literature Anthology. Message: For nearly three decades, students and instructors have complemented their introductory American Literature studies with Anthology of American Literature, in both its two-volume and concise editions. Carefully selected works introduce readers to America ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	The Norton Anthology of American Literature more books like this by Judith Tanka add to wishlist The best-selling survey of American literature from its beginnings to the present day is now brought to readers in an innovative revision. Here are the classic writers in the American tradition--from Wheatley and Franklin to Poe and Dickinson, to Cather, Hemingway, and Ellison. Fifteen major works are included in their entirety, among them Nature, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.99!
16 view cover	The Heath Anthology of American Literature Volume B: Early Nineteenth Century: 1800-1865 more books like this by Paul Lauter (Editor), Ivy T Schweitzer (Editor), Raymund Paredes (Editor) add to wishlist Unrivaled diversity and teachability have made The Heath Anthology a best-selling text since the publication of its first edition in 1989. In presenting a more inclusive canon of American literature, The Heath Anthology continues to balance the traditional, leading names in American literature with lesser-known writers and to build upon the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.99!
17 view cover	Harper American Literature, Single Volume Edition more books like this by Robert Atwan, Martha Banta, Justin Kaplan add to wishlist Beginning with Native American and pre-colonial narratives, and with an emphasis on whole works, this edition offers a full range of authors and selections representative of America's diverse literary traditions. Over 100 selections are new to this edition. "Cultural Portfolios"-together with thoroughly revised period introductions-provide ... see all copies from $56.63! new only from $108.06! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Oxford Companion to English Literature more books like this by Margaret Drabble (Editor) add to wishlist The first edition of The Oxford Companion to English Literature, edited by Sir Paul Harvey, was published in 1932, and quickly established itself as as the standard source of reference for scholars, students, and general readers alike. In 1985, under the editorship of Margaret Drabble, the text was thoroughly and sensitively revised to bring it up ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Norton Anthology of African American Literature more books like this by Nellie Y McKay (Editor), Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Editor), William L Andrews (Editor) add to wishlist Organized chronologically, this anthology of African-American literature brings together the work of 123 writers from 1746 to the present. This second edition features a varied selection of genres and a wealth of vernacular forms. see all copies from $11.51! new only from $59.38! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Norton Anthology: American Literature, Volume E: Literature Since 1945 more books like this by Nina Baym (Editor), Wayne Franklin (Editor), Philip F Gura (Editor) add to wishlist This classic survey of American literature from its sixteenth-century origins to its flourishing present features the work of over 260 writers, with 34 newly included. Among the 36 works reproduced in their entirety are "Franklin's Autobiography"; "The Scarlet Letter"; "Walden"; "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"; "The Awakening"; "My Antonia"; "As ... see all copies from $3.63! new only from $12.43!
21 view cover	Anthology of American Literature, Volume I more books like this by George McMichael, James Leonard add to wishlist For courses in American Literary Survey. This leading, two-volume anthology represents America's literary heritage from the colonial times of William Bradford and Anne Bradstreet to the contemporary era of Saul Bellow and Alice Walker. This anthology, known for its solid headnotes and introductions, now features a way to customize. Volume I covers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.53! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women, Volume 2: The Traditions in English more books like this by Professor Sandra M Gilbert (Editor), Professor Susan Gubar (Editor) add to wishlist Long the standard teaching anthology, the landmark Norton Anthology of Literature by Women has introduced generations of readers to the rich variety of women's writing in English. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $36.13! \| SVS
23 view cover	American Bloomsbury: Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau: Their Lives, Their Loves, Their Work more books like this by Susan Cheever add to wishlist Between 1840 and 1868, Concord, Massachusetts, was home to such writers as Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. In this fascinating history, noted author Cheever explores how Concord developed into the first American community devoted to idealism. of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Fitzgerald's The great Gatsby more books like this by Kate Maurer, Ph.D. add to wishlist The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the familiar format. CliffsNotes on The Great Gatsby explores F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of triumph, tragedy, and a classic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.44! \| SVS
25 view cover	Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth more books like this by Henry N Smith add to wishlist Examines the significance and impact of the nineteenth-century Westward movement on American literature. Bibliogs. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $25.41! \| first editions \| SVS

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