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Literary Masterpieces (Gale) #5
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gale Study Guides to Great Literature are a unique reference line composed of three series: Literary Masters, Literary Masterpieces and Literary Topics. Convenient, comprehensive and targeted to current coursework, the guides put authors, titles and topics into context for high school and college students as well as general researchers.Not to be confused with uninspiring reference "notes" that spoon-feed students essay answers, the Gale Study Guides to Great Literature feature original material designed to compliment the research process. These series give educators and researchers a source featuring not only literary movements and biographical data but also discussions of significant cultural and historical aspects of literature.
Literary Masterpieces volumes provide comprehensive analyses of major literary works, including concise discussions of characters, themes and critical reception of the work. In the Literary Masterpieces Series, look for these chapters:
-- About the Title
-- The Evolution of the Work
-- Themes
-- Critical Response
-- The Work in History
-- And more
Literary Masterpieces volumes provide comprehensive analyses of major literary works, including concise discussions of characters, themes and critical reception of the work. In the Literary Masterpieces Series, look for these chapters:
-- About the Title
-- The Evolution of the Work
-- Themes
-- Critical Response
-- The Work in History
-- And more
210 pages, Hardcover
First published December 14, 1999
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About the author
Joan Mellen
41 books19 followersJoan Mellen is the bestselling author of twenty books, including A Farewell to Justice, her biographical study of Jim Garrison s New Orleans investigation of the Kennedy assassination. She has written for a variety of publications, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Baltimore Sun. Mellen is a professor of English and creative writing at Temple University in Philadelphia.
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April 28, 2010
How appropriate to have re-read One Hundred Years of Solitude at the same time my son was (unknowingly) reading Don Quixote – these two books are THE two Spanish language classics.
It’s been a decade since I last read OYOS, and this read was just after I read Garcia Marquez’s biography. His bio gave me insight into much of Columbia’s history and the parallels between the novel and the author’s life.
It’s a marvelous read – compelling and charming – and the writing is so vivid that we accept the book’s magic realism just as the characters do.
My only complaint is that it gets harder to follow the characters during the novel’s second half, due to the (intentional) repetitious naming of the major characters. (There are 5 Aurelianos (plus 17 secondary characters) and 4 Jose Arcadios.)
It’s been a decade since I last read OYOS, and this read was just after I read Garcia Marquez’s biography. His bio gave me insight into much of Columbia’s history and the parallels between the novel and the author’s life.
It’s a marvelous read – compelling and charming – and the writing is so vivid that we accept the book’s magic realism just as the characters do.
My only complaint is that it gets harder to follow the characters during the novel’s second half, due to the (intentional) repetitious naming of the major characters. (There are 5 Aurelianos (plus 17 secondary characters) and 4 Jose Arcadios.)
May 21, 2014
Somewhat helpful when read along with OHYofS.
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