Literature and its times
profiles of 300 notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them
Provides the historical background of the most-studied novels, plays, poems, speeches and short stories. Entries examine both the historical setting of the literary work and the historical events taking place at the time the work was written.
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- literature and history
- history in literature
- world history in literature
- literature
- history and criticism
- classical literature
- literature, medieval
- european literature
- renaissance, 1450-1600
- 17th century
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- american literature
- war and literature
- civil rights movements in literature