history and criticism

Explores the use of voice, form, and setting in the works of twelve women authors who used their writings to construct a testament of their own identity, including Maya Angelou, Zora Neale Hurston, and Lillian Hellman.

Profiles the lives and works of twelve Asian-American women writers of English through biographical information, a selection of critical excerpts, and complete bibliographies.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about writers of English born between the late eighth or ninth century and 1947, and includes a series of essays about different periods in English writing, as well as alphabetical and chronological lists of authors and works. Volume one covers A-G.

Gives biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on thirteen mystery writers up to 1930.

Traces the history and development of modern American drama between 1940 and 1960 through analysis of seven dramatist's works including Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Edward Albee.

A chronological examination of American drama written between 1665 and 1917, exploring the role of drama in the American Revolution, discussing the emergence of national character types, and looking at the increasingly complex dramatic practice after the Civil War.

Survey of contemporary American drama since 1960, concentrating on approximately two dozen dramatists, and looking at the influences of African-American, women, and gay playwrights as well as the social themes of racism, sexism, homophobia and mortality.

Traces the history and development of Modern American drama after World War I to World War II.

Presents a broad overview of the world of music from early times to the present, and includes information on instruments, forms of music, and composers.