19th century

Features discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Provides an overview of the poem and discussion of its principal themes, images, form and construction.

Explores through the efforts to reconstruct the ravaged South and the push to create new life in the promising land to the west of the Mississippi.

Explores how the United States transitioned from a rural nation into an industrial giant thanks to progressivism during the Gilded Age.

Provides an overview of the December 1890 massacre of more than 250 Native American men, women, and children by U.S. Cavalry troops at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota, as well as background on the principal figures involved.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Wuthering Heights, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Mary Mapes Dodge.

Provides an in-depth critical introduction to the short stories of Kate Chopin. Includes a detailed analyses of every significant story, biographical information, a chronology of the artist's life and works, and a representative selection of critical responses.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Hans Christian Andersen.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Goethe.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Emily Bront??.