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AP 11 Summer Reading Literary Criticism: Books

Strengthening your argument with secondary sources, or literary criticism, as an extension of interpreting. The critic's specific purpose may be to make value judgments on a work, to explain his or her interpretation of the work, or to provide the readers

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Featured Books in the Hive's Collection

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The titles you want for this project will be in the 813's.  Pro Tip: if you find one book of interest, look next to it and on shelves above and below it for books on similar topics. The Dewey Decimal system Call#s group books by topic. 

813.52 CAT

Readings on My Antonia: Presents sixteen essays on twentieth-century American writer Willa Cather's novel "My Antonia," plus a biography of Catherand introductory discussion of the novel's characters and plot.

813 CAM

John Irving, a Critical Companion: Provides biographical information about American author John Irving, and offers an analysis of each of nine novels written by Irving between 1968 and 1998.

813 SEE

Seeds of Change: A collection of critical essays on the works of American author Barbara Kingsolver, discussing her Pulitzer Prize nominated "The Poisonwood Bible," and describing Kingsolver's development as a writer.

 

813 COR

Presents resources for studying Cormac McCarthy's "All the Pretty Horses," including a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a summary and analysis of the novel, and a selection of critical views.

813.54 AMY

Presents a selection of critical essays in which the authors examine the writings of Asian-American author Amy Tan.