history and criticism

This reference includes an introduction to each poem and the poem's author; the actual poem text when possible; a poem summary; analysis of important themes in the poem; and an explanation of important literary techniques and movements as they are demonstrated in the poem.

This reference includes an introduction to each poem and the poem's author; the actual poem text when possible; a poem summary; analysis of important themes in the poem; and an explanation of important literary techniques and movements as they are demonstrated in the poem.

This reference includes an introduction to each poem and the poem's author; the actual poem text when possible; a poem summary; analysis of important themes in the poem; and an explanation of important literary techniques and movements as they are demonstrated in the poem.

This reference includes an introduction to each poem and the poem's author; the actual poem text when possible; a poem summary; analysis of important themes in the poem; and an explanation of important literary techniques and movements as they are demonstrated in the poem.

This reference includes a brief biography of each author; a plot summary; a descriptive list of characters; a discussion of the themes of each novel; criticism; and exploration of the external influences that shaped each book.

This reference includes a brief biography of each author; a plot summary; a descriptive list of characters; a discussion of the themes of each novel; criticism; and exploration of the external influences that shaped each book.

Explores the socially conscious verse of radical women poets and the contributions they made toward the development of political poetry from 1910 to 1945.

Presents a psychoanalytic study of the works of American author Kurt Vonnegut, examining his writings as tools by which he has attempted to work out the psychologically damaging events of his own life.