The Greenhaven Press literary companion to world authors

Includes biographical information about the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, with selections discussing his writing style, literary devices, and dramatic technique; essays examining "Oedipus the King"; and articles that look at his other plays and various attempts to translate them into mediums besides theater.

Presents a biography of Homer; sixteen essays on his world, the "Iliad, " and the "Odyssey"; a chronology of the poet's life and historic events; and primary and secondary bibliographies.

Contains biographical information about nineteenth-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky; provides a selection of critical essays written about his literary works; and includes an annotated table of contents, and a chronology of the author's life and career.