social problems in literature

Contains more than 450 entries that survey important literary protest works, profile the lives, careers, and concerns of more than one hundred writers, and analyze the themes, content, and targeted social problems of each work.

This book presents selected writings representing a variety of perspectives on social and psychological disorder that is highlighted in the literary works of Edgar Allan Poe.

Analyzes African-American protest poetry of the Harlem Renaissance and the 1960s.

Helps teachers and librarians choose materials that deal with divorce, death, substance abuse, and child abuse.

Contains over eight hundred alphabetically arranged articles that discuss works, authors, and subjects in North American literature that speak to the theme of identity; and includes a mediagraphy, bibliography, category list, and index.

Explores the life of the wide-ranging British author known for his science fiction, histories, and novels and discusses his efforts to achieve social change through his books.

Explores race in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features carefully-selected content representing a variety of perspectives.