criticism

Provides biographical information about American author Anne Tyler, and offers an analysis of each of twelve novels written by Tyler between 1970 and 1998.

A study guide designed to help students read and understand seven short stories by James Joyce that includes plot summaries, critical analysis of each story, character sketches, and biographical information about Joyce.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about nineteenth-century American poet Walt Whitman.

Presents critical analyses of five novels and one short story collection by twentieth-century author John Fowles, including "The Collector"; "The Magus"; "The French Lieutenant's Woman"; "The Ebony Tower"; "Daniel Martin"; and "A Maggot.".

Includes biographical information about the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, with selections discussing his writing style, literary devices, and dramatic technique; essays examining "Oedipus the King"; and articles that look at his other plays and various attempts to translate them into mediums besides theater.

Presents a biography of Homer; sixteen essays on his world, the "Iliad, " and the "Odyssey"; a chronology of the poet's life and historic events; and primary and secondary bibliographies.

A collection of articles on the life and works of Jane Austen, discussing the English author's literary style and technique, as well as themes that surface in her depictions of nineteenth-century English society.

A series of articles examining the life and works of the American writer, including discussion of "A Farewell to Arms, " "The Sun Also Rises, " and "To Have and Have Not.".

A collection of essays on the works of the American playwright including analysis of the plays "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible".

Essays written between 1889 and 1993 on Mark Twain and his works, includes a chronology of his life and career as well as of concurrent historical events.