Types of Context
MEGASearch
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Search dozens of databases and the library catalog. Find articles, books, eBooks, videos, and more. This cross-curricular research database supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop criticalthinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
Casablanca
CASABLANCA, 1942.
Claude Rains (second from left), Paul Henreid, Humphrey Bogart, and Ingrid Bergman in a scene from 'Casablanca,' 1942. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 31 Aug 2017. quest.eb.com. Accessed 10 Oct 2017.
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The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
Gerard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve star as members of a French theater company living under the German occupation during World War II in Francois Truffaut's gripping, humanist character study. Against all odds--a Jewish theater manager in hiding; a leading man who's in the Resistance; increasingly restrictive Nazi oversight--the troupe believes the show must go on. Equal parts romance, historical tragedy, and even comedy, The Last Metro (Le dernier metro) is Truffaut's ultimate tribute to art overcoming adversity.
Historical Background
Research the historical period in which the work was written.
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Literary Contexts
Research the literary movement or genre with which the work is associated.
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Literary criticism and author biographies
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Mostly scholarly articles and book chapters
- Literary Movements for Students (eBook)
- In-depth historical background information on each movement as well as modern critical interpretation of each movement's characteristic styles and themes.
- Modernism, 1860s - 1940s (Library Catalog Search)
- Naturalism, 1870s - 1920s (Library Catalog Search)
- Realism, 1860s - 1900s (Library Catalog Search)
- Romanticism, 1790s - 1850s (Library Catalog Search)
Themes/Issues
Research a theme or issue identified in the work.
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Contemporary Contexts
For current literature, find reviews in magazines & newspapers.
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- Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window"Provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks." -EBSCO