Three times a year, this extraordinary reference series provides biographical profiles of important persons of African heritage. Whether they are personalities from the news, selected 20th-century not
Alphabetically arranged entries use an integrated "new historicist" approach to offer a comprehensive overview of the period that spans the early national era through the Civil War to the end of World
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
Meant to accompany the works of great American writers of all genres, each volume of this series contains a wide variety of materials arranged chronologically, many of them primary documents, includin
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
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
In her foreword, editor Hudock (U. of South Carolina) explains how she came to value a feminist approach to literature and literary studies, an approach she feels is constantly evolving. In this six-v
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
Volume 292 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography focuses on American novelists of the 21st century. The editors (both Northwestern State U.) discuss trends in contemporary American literature--inclu
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
This supplement to the" Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics" presents the most recent data on particle physics, a field that has seen many important breakthroughs since the publication of the parent set
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
Describes twenty-eight literary movements, discussing representative authors and specific works as well as themes and styles, and offers a selection of critical commentary.
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
Examines scientific discoveries and developments within their historic context, showing how social trends and events influenced science and how scientific developments changed people's lives.
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
Provides information on such topics as demography, linguistic affiliation, history, settlements, economy, kinship, marriage and family, sociopolitical organization, and religion for various cultures o
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
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
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
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
Contains 17 essays, both newly commissioned and reprinted, addressing Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o's novels and his political struggle against colonialism and neocolonialism. Works discussed in on
A combination of commissioned and reprinted material examines questions about critical theory and methods appropriate for decoding Okogbo's (1932-97) poetry in particular and postcolonial African poet
Alphabetical entries include an introduction, plot summary, author biography, character analysis, and critical overview of style and historical context
