A life of the American general focuses on his accomplishments as Army Chief of Staff, special representative to China, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense
Contains newly commissioned and reprinted articles on the work of a South African novelist of Afrikaans heritage, looking at his writing from various perspectives, including Marxist, poststructuralist
The first book-length study of Silverstein's work presents a thought-provoking appreciation of his contributions to children's literature, particularly children's poetry and humor. Chapters discuss ke
Jacques Derrida (1930-) is widely regarded as among the most influential - and controversial - of contemporary French intellectuals. The author of numerous, ground-breaking works on philosophy, litera
Jaskoski (English, UC Fullerton) focuses on Silko's short fiction from her mixed-genre collection Storyteller , and also looks at some of her uncollected stories. Also included are three interviews
A critical examination of the works of Alice Walker reveals how her novels, short stories, essays, and poems have given voice to the struggles of poor rural black women
A compelling appraisal of the southern writer's unique contributions to the tradition of the short story. Examines both the critical reception of Welty's short fiction and her responses, arguing that
Widely acknowledged as a major voice in contemporary Italian literature, Alberto Moravia (1907-1990) published more than 30 books in his lifetime. A novelist, short story writer, and essayist, Moravia
O'Dell (1898-1989) is best known as the author of historical fiction for children, beginning with his 1960 Island of the Blue Dolphins . Russell (languages and literature, Ferris State U., Michigan)
This groundbreaking study is the first to propose and support a comprehensive theory of genre for composite literary texts. Though recent criticism has used the term "short story cycle" to categorize
With Jean Rhys: A Study of the Short Fiction, Cheryl Alexander Malcolm and David Malcolm provide the first full-length critical analysis of Rhys's contributions to the short story genre. Maintaining t
French, a past president of the John Steinbeck Society, places Steinbeck in the modernist tradition and asserts that Steinbeck's fiction of the 1930s exemplifies the ironic mode of the modernism of th
O'Brien (b. 1946), recipient of a number of esteemed literary prizes, is best known for his writing about America's Vietnam experience. This critical study of his life and novels (not including his sh
After an introductory survey of the critical reception to American writer Chopin's (1851-1904) work, reprints a selection of 37 essays and reviews, or excerpts from them, ranging from her own time to
Counters myths about Emily Dickinson with the known facts of her life, interweaves commentaries on her poetry with discussions of the era in which she lived and influences on her mental development, a
Bypassing the popular notion of him as a sports writer because of his 1972 End Zone , critics and literary scholars examine the novels of the contemporary US writer. In addition to 11 reprinted revie
Johnson (English, University College of the Cariboo in Kamloops, B.C.) examines the life and work of a writer whom he considers to be one of the most unjustly neglected figures of the Georgian period.
In Kate Chopin: A Study of the Short Fiction, Bernard Koloski, who has explored the works of Kate Chopin for more than 25 years, argues that the writer's biculturalism, bilingualism, and life among i
The Indian proverb that inspired the title of Rumer Godden's third (and, to date, final) memoir, published in 1989, likens people to houses with four rooms, each of which represents a primary aspect o
In November 1969 tens of thousands of demonstrators converged on Washington, D.C., to protest U.S. involvement in Vietnam. For four days they marched, sang, and made speeches calling for an end to the
In his acceptance speech for the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer spoke of children as the ideal literary audience. His comments bespoke his own commitment, in the final years of
A study of one of Freud's most widely read but least discussed works, exploring connections between his philosophical views on the human condition and the substance and development of his theory. Sepa
Contains 12 contributions which address the cultural significance and social consequences of the emigration of Victorian women to the colonies and dominions of the British Empire. Topics range from t
With its theme of autonomy and independence, Virginia Woolf's 1929 essay A Room of One's Own has become part of our modern cultural vocabulary. It was the first literary history of women writers and t
Contains 32 newly commissioned and reprinted essays and articles addressing the work of novelist, poet, and critic Kingsley Amis (1922- 1995). Contributors include Paul Fussell, Robert H. Bell, John
Quinones (English and comparative literature, Claremont McKenna College) considers the Commedia in the context of Dante's changeful public career and as the product of his evolving thought and poetic
The first book-length study of the southern writer who has published six novels and three collections of short stories, most set in North Carolina and depicting blue-collar workers and middle-class pe
Considers major developments in the US affecting children and traces the social construction of childhood during the years between WWI and WWII. Contains chapters on expansion of education, the US Chi
Two sociologists probe the grey areas, as it were, in the black-and-white picture of the white separatist movement. Dobratz (sociology, Iowa State U.) and Shanks-Meile (sociology, Indiana University
Appraises and appreciates the work of Australian poet Hope (b. 1907), who has received national and international acclaim, but is little known in the US. Argues that his lack of popularity has been du
In the four pieces gathered in her 1962 collection, Tell Me a Riddle - "I Stand Here Ironing," "Hey Sailor, What Ship?" "O Yes," and the title piece - and in the 1970 story "Requa I," Olsen addresses
