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Critical Companions to Popular
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Reviews:
It is useful to be able to search the full text of all the volumes
simultaneously, as well as to search for the common themes, styles, etc., of a
variety of popular writers.
- Library Journal
This program provides the
ideal tool to push (students') thinking further, and to help them make
connections between the topics/techniques of traditional canon writers and those
of contemporary writers....Particularly interesting to my students are the
sections on Alternative Readings. One of my students is using ideas from the
religious reading of The Stand (King, 1990) for a current paper. Boolean and
natural language searches make this tool exceptionally easy to use....Students
appreciate the screen, printing access, and the searching mechanisms. For
libraries or departments where students go beyond devouring the stories of
Grisham, Clancy, and Koontz, this CD would be a beneficial investment.
- The Book Report
Fills the need for
credible information on very current, popular writers.....The biographies and
essays on the style of specific novels are well written and insightful....This
type of collection will prove quite valuable to schools and public libraries as
students and avid fans begin to study these newer authors.
- Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
The CD is completely text
searchable: the user can use standard Boolean logic and also execute proximity
and synonym searching. Natural language search capabilities are supported as
well.
- Curriculum Administrator
With a content that is
comprehensive and outstanding, Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary
Writers is recommended for the high school library.
- Media & Methods
High school, public, and
academic libraries should seriously consider this product for its unique
coverage and approach.
- American Reference Books Annual
Description:
The renowned series Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers offers a
unique way to engage students and general readers in the disciplines of literary
criticism and analysis. Each volume of Critical Companions focuses on the work
of one popular author, such as Tony Hillerman, Mary Higgins Clark, or Tom
Clancy, analyzing the writer's craft, examining the use of plot,
characterization, style and theme, and tying in the author's background and life
story as an influence on his or her works.
Now Greenwood Electronic
Media has put together an economical package of the top 25 volumes of Critical
Companions in easy-access electronic form. Perfect for studying a single author
or for "compare and contrast" projects, this electronic library
resource allows the researcher to search across the whole series to examine
in-depth the building blocks of contemporary popular fiction.
Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers fits in with a progressive
teaching strategy by appealing to students' current interests. It provides new
and intriguing insights into the authors and novels people are already reading.
And with this new electronic edition, this acclaimed series is even more
affordable and easier to benefit from than ever.
Table of
Contents:
Series Foreword
V.C. Andrews
Tom Clancy
Mary Higgins Clark
Arthur C. Clarke
James Clavell
Pat Conroy
Robin Cook
Michael Crichton
Howard Fast
Ken Follett
John Grisham
James Herriot
Tony Hillerman
John Jakes
Stephen King
Dean Koontz
Robert Ludlum
Anne McCaffrey
Colleen McCullough
James A. Michener
Anne Rice
Tom Robbins
John Saul
Erich Segal
Gore Vidal
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