Designed to serve as a companion volume to Notable Black American Women published in 1992, with a second book in 1996, this work aims to fill the need for an up-to-date biographical listing of Afric
Collects 10 reviews of and 17 essays on Morrison's novel. Thirteen of the essays and all of the reviews were published previously, in periodicals such as The New Yorker, African American Review, and N
An analysis of the novel in Latin America since the rise of modernist fiction in the region in the mid-1940s. Sussman (English, Northeastern U.) endeavors to introduce and discuss the work that prece
Reveals the rich intellectual and cultural history and contradicting trends of the 1960s, notes distinguished figures of the period, and recognizes the dilemmas of the era that remain unresolved. Revi
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
Includes entries for a variety of novels, containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpts, and an original
A critical introduction to the life and work of the Canadian-born writer who has been an expatriate in Paris for over 40 years. Schaub (English, U. of Haifa in Israel) discusses Gallant's disconcertin
Synthesizing literary critical approaches such as psychoanalytic, science studies, cultural studies, feminist, and queer theory, the author explores Stoker's Dracula both as a response to its own hi
Includes entries for a variety of novels, containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpts, and an original
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
Profiles sixty women and men who were caught up in the Holocaust, including Nazi perpetrators and their victims, as well as those who resisted Hitler's reign of genocidal terror
Approaches Shakespeare's last play from the directions of sources and analogues in classical literature and mythology, colonial and dynastic politics, performance and performance history, critical rea
Landsman (history, State U. of New York-Stony Brook) examines the submerged changes in British American colonial culture during a period in which history textbooks can find few actual events to report
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.
The sixth volume in a series charting the development of the American film industry covers the period of 1939-1949, when the industry came to grips with the development of the documentary, a shift to
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
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
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
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
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
During World War I, an international group of young artists and writers fled to Zurich, in neutral Switzerland. In reaction to the horror of the war and the onslaught of new technology, as well as to
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 the short period of time since Gloria Naylor published her first novel, The Women of Brewster Place (1982), to wide acclaim, she has established herself as a significant contemporary writer. A self
"Men are fighters. Who would protect us? Everything else has to be taken care of for them. That is what women are for." So says Milena, one of ten women one hundred years old or more who in this oral
In some ways prefiguring the dramas in its creator's life, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a fictional model of the moral contradictions pervading late Victorian society. Oscar Wilde's Faustian tale of
An acclaimed reference for high school and college students, the Encyclopedia is cited in the Supplement to Sheehy . This seventh volume addresses the diverse cultures of South America south of Panama
In one of the few contemporary studies of Nobel laureate Elias Canetti's life and works available in English, Thomas Falk clearly sets forth the author's contribution to twentieth-century thought and
See preceding entries. Volume two examines the contributions of the countless film figures who helped to shape the industry and to establish Hollywood as the film capital. In this period, the star sys
