criticism, interpretation, etc

A study of the works of American novelist Willa Cather.

Discusses the life and literary works of O. Henry.

A study of the life and work of nineteenth-century English author Samuel Taylor Coleridge, following the course of his career chronologically, discussing the early poems, major poems, drama, and prose with emphasis on those works which pertain to his literary criticism and to his philosophical tenents.

A study of the life and work of twentieth-century English author D.H. Lawrence, discussing the influence of his home, Nottinghamshire environment, and nomadic wanderings on his writing, and analyzing his novels, tales, and poems as works of art and in relation to his life.

A comedy about a creditor demanding a pound of flesh in payment for a defaulted loan, and a lover who must choose among three caskets in a riddle game to win the hand of a wealthy lady.

Presents the text of the play, students' notes, historical background, a brief biography of Shakespeare, and a complete list of his plays.

Discusses the theatrical context of the play, staging problems, critical interpretation, its structure and its sources--both in the literary and folktale traditions.

Provides a scene-by-scene analysis of each of Shakespeare's thirty-seven plays, with introductory essays on the four sections of tragedies, histories, comedies, and romances, and focusing on how the plays succeed as theatre and how the behavior and language of the characters contribute to the dramatic impact.

A critical study of the British poet of the eighteenth century.

Examines the evolving body of Greene's work, from "Brighton Rock" to "The Tenth Man.".