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her work. The next chapter examines the writer's literary heritage, tracing the
literary influences of other writers on that writer and explaining and discussing
the literary genres into which the writer's work falls. Each of the following
chapters examines a major work by the writer, those works most frequently
read and studied by high school and college students. Depending on the writ-
er's canon, generally between four and eight major works are examined, each in
an individual chapter. The discussion of each work is organized into separate
sections on plot development, character development, and major themes. Lit-
erary devices and style, narrative point of view, and historical setting are also
discussed in turn if pertinent to the work. Each chapter concludes with an al-
ternate critical perspective from which to read the work, such as a psychologi-
cal or feminist criticism. The critical theory is defined briefly in easy,
comprehensible language for the student. Looking at the literature from the
point of view of a particular critical approach will help the reader to understand
and apply critical theory to the act of reading and analyzing literature.

Of particular value in each volume is the bibliography, which includes a
complete bibliography of the writer's works, a selected bibliography of bio-
graphical and critical works suitable for students, and lists of reviews of each
work examined in the companion, both from the time the literature was origi-
nally published and from contemporary sources, all of which will be helpful to
readers, teachers, and librarians who would like to consult additional sources.

As a source of literary criticism for the student or for the general reader, this
series will help the reader to gain understanding of the writer's work and skill in
critical reading.

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