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Short Stories (SparkNotes 101)

Contributors

By SparkNotes

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Dec 26, 2006
Page Count
512 pages
Publisher
SparkNotes
ISBN-13
9781411498655

Price

$14.95

Price

$21.95 CAD

Format

Trade Paperback

Format:

Trade Paperback $14.95 $21.95 CAD

The SparkNotes 101 series is a one-stop course companion or students. Each book in the series uses clear, readable language to explain and analyze the complex works students are reading. SparkNotes 101 breaks down the subject matter into easily understandable components, providing students with character lists, analyses of themes and symbols, plot summaries, and more

Takes the 55 most popular short stories, from Ernest Hemingway’s “A Clean, Well Lighted Place” to Annie Proulx’s “Brokeback Mountain,” and distills them down to the essentials. The book includes historical and biographical backgrounds of works and authors; plot overviews; character lists and analyses; explanations of major themes, motifs, and symbols; and sample A+ student essays.

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About the Author

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616) wrote 37 plays. King Lear and Macbeth are widely considered his finest and most popular. They are, perhaps, the most frequently produced works on the planet.

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