This updated second edition of Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists provides biographies of approximately 1,600 scientist in the natural, physical, and applied sciences, including astronomy, biology
"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
Offers a comprehensive overview of the Middle Ages from the fall of the Roman Empire through the 14th century, covering the Carolingian Age, the Crusades, and developments in Eastern Europe, the Islam
Documents from the Code of Hammurabi to the All Africa News Agency provide commentary and insight into the ancient institution of slavery, the rise of child laborers, and the modern occurance of sex s
Ford (1944-) published his first novel, A Piece of My Heart in 1976, and since then has written several short-story collections and novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Independence Day . W
Gladstein, a Rand and Steinbeck scholar, as well as an associate dean of liberal arts at the University of Texas, El Paso, links the biography of the high-priestess of individualism to the development
Early reviews and later literary criticism, some reprinted and some commissioned, explore the work of the contemporary American writer. Among the books reviewed are Welcome to Hard Times , Big as Li
"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
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.
Presents the historical events and social issues of colonial America through twenty-four primary documents, including diary entries, poems, and personal narratives
Analyzes this dramatic and prolific period in the composition of verse, discussing the work of major writers such as W.H. Auden and Dylan Thomas, as well as that of Britain's lesser known poets. Uses
The essays for this volume on Shakespeare's Measure for Measure include commissioned pieces, as well as previously published articles, and represent a wide range of critical analysis approaches. Whe
Offers a critical introduction to the life and work of the American young adult author Mildred D. Taylor, author of the 1977 Newbery Award-winning "Roll of thunder, hear my cry."
A critical and biographical analysis of the works of Maxine Hong Kingston explores her writing in the context of Chinese and Chinese American experience
An anthology of 25 new and reprinted essays illuminating major categories and contentious nodes in Bakhtin's thought. The selection of essays reflects an attempt to strike a balance between disciples
Contains critical reviews, interviews, and essays, some new and some previously published, on this 20th-century Czech writer. The essays represent a mixture that ranges from brief but informative arti
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
Guillermo Cabrera Infante was a recipient of the Cervantes Prize, awarded annually to the best living Spanish language author. Ten of his most prominent critics delve into his life and work, looking a
Collects reviews and essays considering Kingston's three book-length works The Woman Warrior (1976), China Men (1980) and Tripmaster Monkey (1989). Excepting a few pieces written specifically f
Murray (history, Rhodes College) examines a broad sweep of American children's literature, from The New England Primer to the works of Maurice Sendak and J.D. Salinger, exploring what the messages emb
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
Explores critical approaches that scholars have taken towards such works of playwright Corneille as Le Cid (1637), Horace (1641), Cinna (1642), and Polyeucte martyr (1643). The author argues that Corn
This encyclopedia for general readers covers all aspects of the history of human slavery in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and the United States. Entries include biographies of slaves, abolitioni
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
The author surveys women in business from 17th century Native American fur traders to the present. She explores the experiences of racially and economically diverse women in areas related to entrepren
Tells the story of the rise and fall of an airplane parts manufacturer, highlighting aspects including the impact of war on industry, the difficulties managers face in periods of rapidly changing tech
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
Comprises ten essays written over the past 15 years, some covering large issues and commenting on multiple works and others focusing on an individual novel by British writer Austen (1775-1817). The to
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
