Chronicles the life of American artist Sarah Orne Jewett, discussing her childhood, early works, personal relationships, feminist beliefs, and impact on the art world.
Explores over three centuries of American literature and examines the critical dogma that issues pertaining to race, class, and gender influence the theme, character, and language of literary works.
Take a look at the American dream in John Steinbeck's of Mice and men as a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, as well as a variety of perspectives on the literary work and the social issue being discussed.
A collection of essays which examine the works of some of America's great authors--produced in the century between the Civil War and World War II--that reflect a dedication to the ideal of democracy and freedom.
Profiles thirteen books the author believes have had the greatest influence on American history and altered the way Americans think about the world around them.
