history and criticism

Essays written by many prominent historians examine almost 100 classic films and point out how actual historical events and figures differ from the way they are portrayed in the movies.

Contains ten essays in which various authors present critical evaluations of the work of twentieth-century American writer Kurt Vonnegut.

Contains a variety of critical articles that analyze important literary works in the fantasy genre, chronicles its development, and explores the impact fantasy works have had on different cultures.

Nineteen essays by such writers as Brian W. Aldiss, Philip K. Dick, Erich Fromm, and Ursula K. Le Guin examine science fiction's place within the literary tradition and its movements, literary conventions, themes, and assessment. Also includes a chronology and a bibliography.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the 1962 Russian novel "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, " and its author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

Several essays about Edmond Rostrand and his play Cyrano de Bergerac.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the twentieth-century play "Waiting for Godot, " and its author Samuel Beckett.