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| 020 ^z1414402864 (v. 2 : alk. paper |
| 020 ^z9781414402864 (v. 2 : alk. paper |
| 020 ^z1414402856 (v. 1 : alk. paper |
| 020 ^z9781414402857 (v. 1 : alk. paper |
| 020 ^z1414404336 (set : alk. paper |
| 020 ^z9781414404332 (set : alk. paper |
| 020 ^a1414429312 (electronic book |
| 020 ^a9781414429311 (electronic book |
| 035 ^a(OCoLC)40558772 |
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| 245 00 ^aLiterary themes for students.^pThe American dream^h[electronic resource] :^bexamining diverse literature to understand and compare universal themes /^cAnne Marie Hacht, editor ; foreword by Margaret Brantley |
| 260 ^aDetroit, Mich. :^bGale,^cc2007 |
| 300 ^a1 online resource (2 v. (654 p.)) :^bill |
| 490 0 ^aGale eBook |
| 490 1 ^aLiterary themes for student |
| 504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references and index |
| 505 0 ^aVolume 2. Lonesome dove -- Main street -- "Mending wall" -- "A model of Christian charity" -- Montage of a dream deferred -- "My kinsman, major molineux" -- On the road -- O pioneers! -- Our town -- Rabbit, run -- Self-reliance -- Sister Carrie -- "Song of myself" -- White house correspondents' association dinner 2006 speech -- The American dream in the nineteenth century -- The American dream in the twentieth century -- The American dream today -- The African American dream -- The American dream abroad -- The American feminist dream -- The American political dream -- The Asian American dream -- The colonial American dream -- The frontier American dream -- The Hispanic American dream -- The immigrant American dream -- The Native American dream -- The southern American dream -- What do I read next? -- Media adaptations -- Glossary of literary terms -- Author/title index -- Nationality/ethnicity index |
| 505 0 ^aVolume 1. Guest foreword -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Advisors -- Contributors -- Literary chronology -- The American dream: overview -- Absalom, Absalom! -- Adventures of huckleberry Finn -- ... And the earth did not devour him -- Autobiography of my dead brother -- The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin -- The big money -- Black elk speaks -- Call it sleep -- Cane -- Chronicle of the Narva Ez expedition -- Common sense -- Daisy Miller -- Death of a salesman -- The declaration of independence -- Elbow room -- Finding my voice -- Grapes of wrath -- The great gatsby -- House made of dawn -- John F. Kennedy's inaugural address -- Little house on the prairie |
| 520 ^aProvides readers with an overview of literary works that explore the theme of the American dream. Analyzes poetry, plays, short stories, novels, and works of nonfiction that address this theme in some capacity, and how that theme has been treated in literature at different times in history and across diverse cultures |
| 650 0 ^aNational characteristics, American in literature |
| 650 0 ^aSuccess^zUnited States |
| 650 0 ^aMaterialism^zUnited States |
| 650 0 ^aIdealism, American |
| 650 0 ^aAmerican literature^xThemes, motives |
| 650 0 ^aAmerican literature^xHistory and criticism |
| 650 0 ^aAmerican Dream in literature |
| 651 0 ^aUnited States^xSocial life and customs |
| 700 1 ^aHacht, Anne Marie,^eeditor |
| 710 2 ^aGale (Firm |
| 776 08 ^iPrint version:^tLiterary themes for students, The American Dream.^dDetroit, Mich. : Gale, c2007^z978141440433 |
| 830 0 ^aLiterary themes for students |
| 856 40 ^uhttps://link.gale.com/apps/pub/1PBS/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=thmsu^zAvailable via Gale eBooks. Click here to acces |