Provides background on the life of Ernest Hemingway and the influences that shaped his life, features articles that explore gender roles as portrayed in his novel "The Sun Also Rises," and examines issues of gender roles in the twenty-first century.
A collection of essays that explores how women's issues are presented in Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club;" provides information on the author's life and the writing of the text; and looks at contemporary perspectives on various women's issues. Includes discussion questions, a list of suggested reading, and a bibliography.
Provides background on the life of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald and the influences that shaped his life, features fourteen articles that explore class conflict as portrayed in his novel "The Great Gatsby," and examines issues of social class in the twenty-first century.
Provides background on the life of American author Maya Angelou and the influences that shaped her life, features twelve articles that explore racism as portrayed in her autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," and examines the ongoing issue of racism in the early twenty-first century.
Provides an introductory essay in which Harold Bloom contrasts Homer's "Illiad" with the Hebrew Bible, and includes eight additional articles in which various contemporary scholars offer critical perspectives on Homer and his writings.
A guide to the plays of William Shakespeare that highlights twenty-one of his major plays and lesser known works, explores how his plays have been staged throughout history, lists film adaptations, audio recordings, and live performances, and offers other resources for Shakespeare lovers.
A collection of critical essays about the life and works of poet, playwright, novelist, and public figure, Langston Hughes, that chronicles his childhood in Lawrence, Kansas, and his success as one of the foremost writers of the Harlem Renaissance.
Presents twenty-three works of criticism on five poems by twentieth-century American writer W. S. Merwin, and provides a Merwin biography, primary and secondary bibliographies, and an index of themes and ideas.
Contains a selection of contemporary critical essays on the writings of twentieth-century American author Eudora Welty, and includes an introduction, bibliographic references, and a chronology of Welty's life.
