A scholar with four decades of seafaring behind him, Foulkes contends that voyage narratives reflect a symbiosis between literature and history, imagination and experience, and fiction and autobiograp
Three of the five chapters of this volume focus heavily on Shakespeare's sonnets and on his poems Venus and Adonis and Lucrece in an attempt place the study of Shakespeare as a poet central to any
Covers the individuals and events related to such topics as world events, the arts, communication, education, goverment and politics, and science and medicine from the the colonial era onward
Examines the career of the critic, historian, and journalist during the 1920s and 1930s, discussing the books and opinions that have made him a landmark literary figure
A collection of 18 essays generated over the past 15 years, including four new ones and one translated especially for the volume, on English writer Stern (1713-68), who remains nearly as controversial
Crafton (communication and theater, U. of Notre Dame) departs from revisionist accounts that stress the systematic development of film, and portrays the transition to sound as partly rational and part
Assembles reactions to the work of American poet, songwriter, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and autobiographer Johnson (1871- 1938), best known for his Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (191
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.
Includes entries for thirty novels, containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpts, and an original critic
Includes entries for thirty novels, containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpts, and an original critic
Includes entries for forty short stories containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpt, and an original cr
Reprints 36 reviews and articles on the work of Tennessee Williams. Presents six original essays on the revision of Camino Real , psychological aspects of The Glass Menagerie and The Two Character
Includes entries for forty short stories containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpt, and an original cr
Offers highschool and college students and general readers clear explanations of the phenomena, concepts and materials of chemistry. Alphabetically ordered articles discuss basics such as elements and
Covers the individuals and events related to such topics as world events, the arts, communication, education, goverment and politics, and science and medicine from the the colonial era onward
Examines American attitudes about gun control, how those attitudes reflect the gun control movement, and the future of gun control in the United States
This collection of writings on Wright's 1940 novel features reprints of seven reviews and nine critical evaluations of the work. Three original essays view Native Son in terms of recent reevaluations
Covers the individuals and events related to such topics as world events, the arts, communication, education, goverment and politics, and science and medicine from the the colonial era onward
McManus (classics, College of New Rochelle) examines the impact of modern feminism on the discipline and profession of classics in the US over the past 30 years, combining an overview of historical an
Explores the life and writing of the first novelist of major importance to emerge from colonial South Africa, suggesting that her fictional accounts of spiritual and social unconventionality are tied
Argues that Emily Brontd's novel is about the perceptions and uses of domestic, bodily, and textual spaces by men and women, focusing on Catherine's diary as a reflection of her oppression by and rebe
Reinjects a recognition of wit into the criticism of the 17th-century English poet and satirist, which Wheeler finds lacking since scholars first began taking Marvell seriously in the 20th century. Ov
Charlotte Smith was one of the most prolific writers of her day (she lived from 1749 to 1807), but her radical republican sympathies during and after the French Revolution eroded her popularity with w
Combines historical research with a literary understanding of Mary Shelley to trace the influence of social and political factors on the writer's life and career
Provides a look at the personal and professional lives of scientists from the Industrial Revolution to the present, including Charles Babbage, Robert H. Jarvik, Patrick Steptoe, and James Lovelock
"And none can hear my secret call / Or see the silent tears I weep!" These words from Anne Bronte's poem "The Doubter's Prayer" address the dual function of secrecy and silence, two of several key ide
Long of interest to literary scholars as the sister of Henry Fielding and the friend of Samuel Richardson, Sarah Fielding (1710-1768) was also a popular and innovative writer in her own right. In her
As the life expectancy of the average American continues to increase and the baby-boom generation moves toward retirement, the near future will see ever larger numbers of older citizens whose welfare
In War and Peace: Tolstoy's Mirror of the World, author Rimvydas Silbajoris explores the thesis that Tolstoy's landmark is indeed a statement about life in its totality, as if the earth were a unified
Arranging his material by genre and chronologically, Gerber (English, State U. of New York, Brockport) provides an overview of Cather's life; examines the early, middle, and final novels; assesses her
Presenting the original French and his own faithful translations, Putnam explores poems from all phases of Valery's career, including the major early pieces from the Album de vers anciens (1920), the
The 1930s were a time of ongoing transitions and severe shocks, marked by the Great Depression, the New Deal, rising fears of fascism and totalitarianism, and the darkening clouds of war. The continui
With The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice, Charles E. May, a foremost authority on the genre, contributes a major effort to examine the history and characteristics of the short story from a critic
Chronicles Lindgren's unplanned development as an author and the creator of the famous fiesty redhead Pippi Langstrumb--also known as Pippi Longstocking
