Appreciation Treasury of Famous English Works: Novel Volume: English

Author: Wang Zhanmei
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The literary traditions of Britain and America are long-standing, with outstanding writers emerging generation after generation and a rich collection of excellent works. Their influence on world literature is immeasurable in depth and breadth. The literary works of Britain and America are vast, and while the number of renowned novels is not numerous, they cannot be contained within a few selected volumes. Therefore, we spent considerable thought in selecting the pieces, carefully deliberating until we chose these outstanding excerpts from classic works for readers to appreciate, such as Bront?'s Jane Eyre, Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, Hardy's Jude the Obscure, James's The Portrait of a Lady, Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Mansfield's The Garden Party, Lawrence's Sons and Lovers, Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Heller's Catch-22. Each excerpt in this book is accompanied by an author bio and a work appreciation. While introducing the works, it also provides concise and vivid comments on the writers' artistic styles, creative characteristics, and their impact on the literary world. Annotations are included for allusions and difficult points in the foreign texts, enabling readers to gain a deeper understanding of their essence, appreciate the unique charm of British and American novels, and enjoy a delightful aesthetic experience.