First Thoughts: Life and Letters of Abigail Adams: TUSAS 697 (Twayne's United States authors series) - Tapa dura

Gelles, Edith Belle

 
9780805716481: First Thoughts: Life and Letters of Abigail Adams: TUSAS 697 (Twayne's United States authors series)

Sinopsis

Twaynes United States Authors Series presents concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.

Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volumeaddresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writers work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading theAuthors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives.

Each volume features:

  • A critical, interpretive study and explication of the authors works
  • A brief biography of the author
  • An accessible chronology outlining the life, work, and relevant historical background of the author
  • Aids for further study -- complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography and an index
  • A readable style presented in a manageable length

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Twayne's United States Authors, English Authors, and World Authors Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.

Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an author's work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volume addresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writer's work.

Each volume features:

-- A critical, interpretive study and explication of the author's works

-- A brief biography of the author

-- An accessible chronology outlining the life, the work, and relevant historical context

-- Aids for further study: complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography and an index

-- A readable style presented in a manageable length

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9780415939454: Abigail Adams: A Writing Life

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ISBN 10:  0415939453 ISBN 13:  9780415939454
Editorial: Routledge, 2002
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