literature

Contains articles that provide a selection of criticism of works by thirty-seven major writers of the past five centuries, covering a range of countries and cultures; each with a biographical and critical introduction, and a list of principal works. Arranged alphabetically from Stoker to Zola, with author, nationality, and title indexes.

Contains articles that provide a selection of criticism of works by thirty-eight major writers of the past five centuries, covering a range of countries and cultures; each with a biographical and critical introduction, and a list of principal works. Arranged alphabetically from Pope to Stevenson.

Contains articles that provide a selection of criticism of works by thirty-nine major writers of the past five centuries, covering a range of countries and cultures; each with a biographical and critical introduction, and a list of principal works. Arranged alphabetically from Lee to Poe.

Contains articles that provide a selection of criticism of works by thirty-nine major writers of the past five centuries, covering a range of countries and cultures; each with a biographical and critical introduction, and a list of principal works. Arranged alphabetically from Garcia Marquez to Lawrence.

Contains articles that provide a selection of criticism of works by twenty-four major writers of the past five centuries, covering a range of countries and cultures; each with a biographical and critical introduction, and a list of principal works. Arranged alphabetically from Kingston to Wilson, with author, nationality, and title indexes.

Contains articles that provide a selection of criticism of works by thirty-nine major writers of the past five centuries, covering a range of countries and cultures; each with a biographical and critical introduction, and a list of principal works. Arranged alphabetically from Cervantes to Garcia Lorca.

Contains articles that provide a selection of criticism of works by thirty-nine major writers of the past five centuries, covering a range of countries and cultures; each with a biographical and critical introduction, and a list of principal works. Arranged alphabetically from Achebe to Cather.

A student guide to understanding literary movements, featuring entries on fourteen movements, each with information in the areas of representative authors and works, themes, style, movement variations, and historical context, as well as a critical overview.

Provides biographical and bibliographical information on more than one thousand of the most influential authors of the twentieth century, including novelists and short story writers, dramatists, poets, contemporary literary figures, genre writers, and twentieth-century thinkers; and includes nationality/ethnicity and genre/subject indexes.

Presents reproducible pages for use in teaching Kate DiCamillo's "The Tale of Despereaux" in grades five and six, including activities, vocabulary exercises, a study guide, graphic organizers, comprehension quizzes, a unit test, and answer keys.