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The House on Mango Street

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Novels for Students (REF 808 NOV v.2)

Introductory essays that place each novel in its historical and literary context
Easy-to-understand discussions of the novel's themes, plot and characters
Analysis of the novel's literary construction
Age-appropriate critical commentary on the novel's significance for our times
A literary glossary that defines difficult terms
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Bloom's Guides The House on Mango Street *(813 CIS)* Includes introduction which explores the work and it's significance, brief biographical sketch of the author, details the circumstances surround the inception and development of the work, summaries with analysis review and discussion of key points of the work, along with critical essays.

Online Databases

		Contemporary Literary Criticism Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select is an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC--Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, listing of principal works and sources for further study.

		Student Resource Center - Gold This comprehensive resource covers a wide range of subject areas in a variety of formats: Reference, Journals, Creative Works, Primary Sources, News and more.

Internet Resources

The "Duel"ing Images of La Malinche and La Virgen de Guadalupe in Cisnero's The House on Mango Street: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2278/is_2_25/ai_67532177

The House on Mango Street - Criticism: http://www.answers.com/topic/the-house-on-mango-street-novel-7

Grade Saver - The House on Mango Street Study Guide: http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/houseonmango/

IPL Online Literary Criticism - The House on Mango Street: http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?ti=hou-800

La Mujeres - Sandra Cisneros: http://www.lasmujeres.com/sandracisneros/

PBS - American Masters - The American Novel - 1984, The House on Mango Street: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/timeline/thehouseonmangostreet.html

SparkNotes - The House on Mango Street: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mangostreet/

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