history and criticism

Surveys world literature in English from the U.S., Ireland, India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Malaysia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the West Indies, South Africa, and the new African states.

Examines the life and writing of young adult novelist Mildred D. Taylor, focusing on how her family background, as well an awareness of racism and inequality influenced her work.

A guide to twenty classic short stories, providing an introduction to each story and its author, plot summaries, descriptions of important characters, analysis of important themes, an explanation of literary techniques and movements, and historical and critical essays.

Contains entries on the major topics, authors, and words of this period complete with reprinted full text literary criticism.

Examines the ways Broadway musicals throughout the twentieth century incorporated issues challenging American society at the times they were produced.

Examines the ways in which the Holocaust is portrayed in the arts and history, maintaining that the language used to describe the Holocaust affects society's ability to confront the atrocity.

Brimming with intelligence and personality, this vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made is a must-read for word mavens.

Features the full, unabridged script, a running synopsis of the action, background notes and performance illustrations, an explanation of unfamiliar words, and a wide range of classroom-tested activities for groups and individuals.

"Delves into the history of the comics artists who suffered through war, censorship, and unfair copyright practices to produce the characters we love. While learning the history of American cartooning, including key moments in technology history, young comics artists will follow step-by-step instructions for transforming their own doodles into comic art that displays confidence and creative thinking"--Back cover.