Presents a guide to Shakespeare's drama "The Merchant of Venice," discussing the textual history, contexts and sources, dramatic structure, characters, themes, performance history, and critical approaches to the play.
Presents study tools for Chaim Potok's novel "The Chosen, " including a biography of the author, character sketches, summary and analysis, ten critical views of the work, and an annotated bibliography.
Provides an overview of the life and career of author Chaim Potok, along with scholarly readings of eight of his works and a primary and secondary bibliography.