As a convenient source of wide-ranging critical opinion on early literature, this series contains excerpts from criticism through the ages on the works of philosophers, poets and playwrights, politica
As a convenient source of wide-ranging critical opinion on early literature, this series contains excerpts from criticism through the ages on the works of philosophers, poets and playwrights, politica
Willings Press Guide provides detailed coverage of the United Kindgom and international print media, including national and regional newspapers, magazines, periodic
Each updated edition identifies nearly 35,000 live, print and electronic sources of information listed under more than 1,100 alphabetically arranged subjects--industries and business concepts and prac
Following the format of the series, this volume presents entries on 27 notable American playwrights written by scholars of their works, with lengthy summaries of the plays and films and their receptio
This 4-volume reference consists of a 2-volume almanac, a volume of biographies, and a volume of primary sources, as well as a 34-page free-standing index. The almanac contains 11 chapters describing
In this three-volume reference, essays are contained in volume 1, and A-Z entries on the writers of gothic literature are found in volumes 2-3. The essays (not signed) are written in a style accessibl
Covering well-known French writers of the Enlightenment such as, in this volume, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire, as well as lesser known figures such as André Morellet, this dictionary by Spencer
This volume presents career biographies of more than 50 Asian American writers. It reviews the accomplishments of such major authors as short story writer Toshio Mori, novelist Amy Tan, and poet Alber
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
Leftist writers have been suspected of being antithetical to the American Way, but some critics assert they have long been integral to the progress and diversity of American culture and literature. He
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
Career biographies of 41 writers who were not associated primarily or exclusively with the Concord or Boston and Cambridge literary communities, but flourished in New England in the middle 19th centur
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
"This series discusses how the major fields of science developed during specific time periods. Each volume focuses on a range of years and includes developments in exploration, life sciences, mathemat
"Conceived and produced in association with the Renaissance society of America, this work presents a panoramic view of the cultural movement and the period of history beginning in Italy from approxima
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.
For most of the century "serious literature" has been sharply distinguished from "popular fiction," the former being characterized by its best examples, and the latter, unfortunately, by its worst. As
Literally and metaphorically, the settlement of the New World wrought a sea change in the lives of those who experienced it. In To Comfort the Heart Paula Treckel explores the meaning of that change t
One lasting effect of France's May 1968 antiestablishment movement has been the reevaluation of the philosophical, psychological, and aesthetic aspects of theater. In the 1950s and 1960s the plays of
We know of the Pearl poet only from the four extraordinary poems composed sometime during the late fourteenth century and preserved in a small handwritten manuscript held in the British Library. Sandr
Throughout the 150-year history of Chicano literature, its writers have been motivated in large degree by their response to social oppression and by their attempts to define and embrace their cultural
In the familiar and distinguished DLB format, presents contextual career biographies and appraisals of 24 poets, all born after the death of Queen Anne in August 1714, and with publishing careers rang
British writers volumes 1-7 and Supplement I were published originally by the British Council as a series of individual pamphlets, which were revised, updated, and re-edited for publication as a set
Essays on the works and lives of 25 poets who wrote and published in the 18th century, some famous and familiar (Defoe, Gay, Johnson, Pope, Prior), some less known, and some (women) only recently reco
Contains biographical sketches of sixty-seven authors who wrote or began writing their major works between 1820 and 1860, including historians, journalists, poets, humoritsts, novelists, scientists an
