Study Aids : Cliffs Notes - Literature

In this novel of betrayal and trials, Hester Prynne is found guilty of adultery and must wear a scarlet 'A' wherever she goes. Her story is filled with the slow process of redemption and eventual love. CliffsComplete combines the full original text of The Scarlet Letter with a helpful glossary and CliffsNotes -quality commentary into one volume. more...

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Don Juan is a rambling, unfinished, and vast literary creation that succeeds as an epic carnival. The story of the legendary lover's travels and romantic escapades has scope, variety of human types and experience, common sense, laughter, observation, and ease. It is not especially deep or intellectual, but is a broad and brazen slice of human existence, writ large. more...

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Travel back with CliffsNotes to those times as you freshen up your understanding of Charles Dickens' best work with insights into themes of good and evil, plots that twist and turn, and people who want for means to make sense of their lives. Get into English literature - and the good graces of your teachers - with a classroom companion that can meet all your expectations! more...

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Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner wrote about the conflicts of the human heart. In this book, the reader follows protagonist Henry Sutpen through the vast array of moral and psychological choices that humans encounter in the problematic modern world. This epic story elevated Faulkner to literary giant status. more...

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A difficult but monumental book, The Sound and the Fury describes the thoughts of three brothers and their relationships to their sister and parents. The story begins with what is called the Benjy section (one of the brothers), which is some of the best stream-of-consciousness writing ever committed to paper. It makes for a confusing read, but diligence and patience shows the method and beauty behind the seeming madness. more...

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