criticism, interpretation, etc

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.

Study of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry and prose with biographical information.

A study of the works of American novelist Willa Cather.

A critical study of Tennyson's poetry by genres.

Places Defoe's works in the context of his life and times in an effort to provide the historical background necessary for a complete understanding of his works.

A history and criticism of the works of the English author.

Presents critical and bibliographical information on three plays by American dramatist Arthur Miller, including "The Crucible," "All My Sons," and "Death of a Salesman"; and features a short biography of Miller.

Provides information on the life of author Michael Crichton, discussing the development of his literary style, and analyzes each of his ten major novels, beginning with "The Andromeda Strain, " written in 1969.

Surveys the short fiction of American author John Updike, offering a chronological examination of his work, and includes a selection of Updike's commentary on his career as a writer and on the art of fiction, as well as a sampling of Updike criticism.