The Greenhaven Press literary companion to American literature

A collection of writings that analyze Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"; includes biographical information about Lee.

Presents twenty-one works of criticism on Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick, " discussing its language, style, symbols, themes, religious references, and characters and relating the novel to American society, and provides a chronology and further reading list.

Presents seventeen works of criticism on Herman Melville's story "Billy Budd, " discussing its plot, characters, themes, and interpretations, and provides a chronology, a bibliography, and an appendix on the story's nautical references.

A guide to reading and understanding Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises" that includes an in-depth biography of the author, essays which examine various aspects of the novel, and information on the book's themes and characters.

A collection of essays that discuss the main themes that are found in John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl"; includes biographical information, a chronology of Steinbeck's life, and a discussion of how his work was influenced by society.

Presents a biography of American author Lorraine Hansberry, and features a selection of articles that examine the context, themes, characters, and productions of her play, "A Raisin in the Sun.".

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the twentieth-century play "Our Town, and its author Thornton Wilder.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the twentieth-century novel "Fahrenheit 451, " and its author, Ray Bradbury.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the 1940 novel "Native Son, " and its author, Richard Wright.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the twentieth-century novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, " and its author Ken Kesey.