history and criticism

Discusses how Arabic poetry addresses issues of modernity and tradition in pieces composed from the 1950s to the 2000s; focusing on selfhood, individuality, community, religion, ideology, nation, class, and gender; and also discussing Shi'i poetics, women's poetry, and other issues.

A comprehensive resource that discusses various political and social Congressional debates throughout the history of the nation, covering issues including independence from British rule, slavery, the Bill of Rights, Nixon impeachment, and the Iraq War.

A comprehensive overview of the life and accomplishments of cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman; features illustrations, paintings, sketches, layouts, correspondence, and photographs.

Contains forty articles from Akim Volynsky, a Russian literary critic, journalist, and art historian; in which he details the careers of Russian ballet dancers such as Anna Pavlova, Mikhail Fokine, George Balanchine, and others; as well as his writings on classical dance technique.

Traces the history of blues music back to nineteenth-century plantations of the Mississippi Delta, and discusses the musical careers of Muddy Waters, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, and other Delta musicians.

Contains nearly 1,800 entries that provide biographies and discographies of Native American musicians and musical groups, covering an area that extends from the Arctic/Circumpolar region to the northern parameters of the U.S./Mexico border; grouped by genre.

Presents a collection of speeches, addresses, and letters written by Abraham Lincoln including his message to a special session of Congress in July 1861, his First Inaugural Address in 1862, the Gettysburg Address, and blends history and biography of the sixteenth president.

Recreates the daily lives of Carson McCullers, W.H. Auden, Benjamin Briteen, Jane and Paul Bowles, and Gypsy Rose Lee during the year they spent living together in 1940s Brooklyn.

Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the stage and film productions of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," featuring profiles of directors, actors and actresses, and even backstage personnel, discussing the play's reception by the scandalized public, and including tidbits of gossip and trivia.

A biography of the personal and professional life of noted western author Zane Grey describing his adventures around the world, relationships, and works.