history and criticism

A collection of poems selected by Robert Hass during his tenure as U.S. Poet Laureate to appear in a syndicated newspaper column designed to introduce a poem a week to readers across the country.

Presents an overview of rap music, looking at some of the controversies over the violence, sexism, and prejudice reflected in rap lyrics, and discussing issues of rap and censorship.

A study of author/illustrator Daniel Pinkwater, looking at his body of work, with a focus on his young adult fiction, and including quotations and observations from Pinkwater.

Discusses Toni Morrison's "Beloved, " offering biographical information about the author, text analysis, character summaries, and a selection of critical extracts.

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

An anthology of essays on horror writing, providing an overview of the genre, exploring the characteristics of the gothic novel, examining three classic horror novels, and looking at the lives and works of four modern masters of horror, including H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker.

Contains nine essays in which the author examines the ways in which American society and culture is stifling the creativity and freedom of its children, focusing on the dubious success of children's literature.

Twenty-one essays examine the genre of fairy tales, covering their characteristics, their influence on literature, fairy tale analysis, assessment of the genre, and fairy tale writers and collections; also includes a chronology and a bibliography.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the World War I novel "All Quiet on the Western Front, " and its German author Erich Maria Remarque.