Editor-in-chief Horowitz (Occidental College), who contracted for the project in August 2002, acknowledges the remarkable efficiency and expertise of all involved to have thoughtfully prepared this si
Among the writers profiled, the individual and the state is a consistent theme, according to editor Rydel (Grand Valley State University), whether the subject is the war, the Great Terror, the gulag e
Part of a series of reference works for high school libraries designed to provide descriptions of major people and events as well as daily life within the culture, this volume provides clearly written
The period covered by this dictionary of literary biography embraces the work of writers working in theatrical traditions ranging from the classic well-made play to the most radical avant-garde pieces
Aimed at students high school level and above, this three-volume set contains 221 essays arranged in eight chronological sections spanning early America to the Reagan era and somewhat beyond. Themes
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.
With George Gissing, Revised Edition - a comprehensive revision of his well-received 1983 volume - Robert L. Selig provides the first book-length study to survey the totality of Gissing's contribution
Every fourth volume in the distinguished series (cited in major reference works for selectors) is devoted to literary topics that cannot be covered under the author approach used in the rest of the se
