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Gale, 2002. — 379 с.
Entries contain the full text of the poem, a line-by-line discussion of its meaning, a summary of themes, an analysis of style, and an essay linking the poem to its historical context.
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PDF Not Available Due to Copyright Terms PDF Not Available Due to Copyright Terms National Advisory Board Jennifer Hood: Young Adult/Reference Librarian, Cumberland Public Library, Cumberland, Rhode Island. Certified teacher, Rhode Island. Member of the New England Library Association, Rhode Island Library Association, and the Rhode Island Educational Media Association. Christopher Maloney: Head Reference Librarian, Ocean City Free Public Library, Ocean City, New Jersey. Member of the American Library Association and the New Jersey Library Association. Board member of the South Jersey Library Cooperative. Kathleen Preston: Head of Reference, New City Library, New City, New York. Member of the American Library Association. Received B.A. and M.L.S. from University of Albany. Patricia Sarles: Library Media Specialist, Canarsie High School, Brooklyn, New York. Expert V o l u m e 1 4 Guide in Biography/Memoir for the website About.com (http://biography.about.com). Author of short stories and book reviews. Received B.A., M.A. (anthropology), and M.L.S. from Rutgers University. Heidi Stohs: Instructor in Language Arts, grades 10-12, Solomon High School, Solomon, Kansas. Received B.S. from Kansas State University; M.A. from Fort Hays State University. Barbara Wencl: Library Media Specialist, Como Park Senior High School, St. Paul, Minnesota. Teacher of secondary social studies and history, St. Paul, Minnesota. Received B.S. and M.Ed. from University of Minnesota; received media certification from University of Wisconsin. Educator and media specialist with over 30 years experience. v Table of Contents Guest Foreword “Just a Few Lines on a Page” by David J. Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xii Literary Chronology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xix Bidwell Ghost (by Louise Erdrich) . . . . .1 Author Biography Poem Text . . . . . Poem Summary . Themes . . . . . . . Style . . . . . . . . . Historical Context Critical Overview Criticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 .2 .2 .4 .5 .5 .7 .7 The Canterbury Tales (by Geoffrey Chaucer) . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Author Biography Poem Summary . Themes . . . . . . . Style . . . . . . . . . Historical Context Critical Overview Criticism . . . . . . V o l u m e 1 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 .16 .21 .23 .23 .25 .26 v i i T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Climbing (by Lucille Clifton) . . . . . . .112 Author Biography Poem Text . . . . . Poem Summary . Themes . . . . . . . Style