in literature

Presents critical essays on Toni Morrison's "Song of Solomon" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Presents the life of this American author, who created works based upon her childhood friends and her home in Minnesota.

Examines the home city of William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, and other literary greats, discussing Dublin's history and the ways it has shaped its famous authors' lives and careers. Includes an annotated list of places of interest.

Collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary about the 1884 novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," including study questions, topics for research papers and class discussions, and lists of further reading.

Discusses London locations that have inspired or been home to such authors as Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, and Salman Rushdie, arranged period by period from the Norman Conquest through the end of the twentieth century, and provides addresses and brief descriptions of approximately ninety places to visit.

The author parallels the history of her family with that of California, focusing on the contradictions between how California is idealized and the reality of conditions in the state.

Discusses "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," offering biographical information on the author, text analysis, character summaries, and excerpts from literary criticism.

Presents over forty historical documents, essays, and interviews that provide context for Willa Cather's novels "O Pioneers!" and "My Antonia.".