Literary themes for students

Includes biographical information, plot summary, themes, historical overview, critical overview, criticism, and sources for the included works. The actual stories, poetry or speeches are not included in this resource.

Includes biographical information, plot summary, themes, historical overview, critical overview, criticism, and sources for the included works. The actual stories or speeches are not included in this resource.

Provides readers with an overview of literary works that explore the theme of the American dream. Analyzes poetry, plays, short stories, novels, and works of nonfiction that address this theme in some capacity, and how that theme has been treated in literature at different times in history and across diverse cultures.

Provides a comprehensive, alphabetically-arranged overview of literary works including plays, poetry, short stories, novels, and nonfiction from "Lonesome Dove" to "White House Correspondents' Association Dinner 2006 Speech.".

Features analyses of fourteen literary works on the theme of war and peace, each including an introduction to the book and its author, a plot summary, theme analyses, critical assessments, and lists of media adaptations and related writings.

Provides an overview of the theme of war and peace in American, British, and world literature, and features analyses of twenty-four representative literary works, each including an introduction to the book and its author, a plot summary, theme analyses, critical assessments, and lists of media adaptations and related writings.

Provides an overview of the theme of race and prejudice in American, British, and world literature; features analyses of eighteen representative literary works, each with an introduction to the book and its author, a plot summary, theme analyses, critical assessments, and lists of media adaptations and related writings.

Provides a comprehensive, alphabetically-arranged overview of literary works including plays, poetry, short stories, novels, and nonfiction from "Absalom, Absalom" to "Little House on the Prairie.".