Discusses the development of the English theater during the Elizabethan era, including the origins of Elizabethan theater and drama, the influence of the queen and the church, and the impact of various playwrights and actors.
Traces the history of rock and roll music from its roots in blues and jazz to the popularity of rap in the 1990s, discussing significant and influential artists and trends. Provides informative sidebars and an annotated bibliography.
An introduction to Harper Lee's famous novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," discussing the author's life, the historical context of the novel, its plot, themes, characters, literary criticism, and pertinence for today's audiences.
Describes the cultural and aesthetic development of jazz-related verse, including poems that contain allusions to jazz music and poems with rhythms influenced by jazz.
Tells the stories behind the creation of 150 twentieth-century American songs, featuring fifteen selections from each decade and discussing how they reflect the political, social, and economic culture of their time.
Contains fifteen critical essays in which contributors examine various aspects of English romantic poetry as seen in the works of Wordsworth, Yeats, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and others.
Provides historical, cultural, and social contexts for the study of English literature, looking at the literary genres and highlighting key writers and works from five specific time periods, and includes time lines, glossaries, and resources for further study.
A compendium of words and images by and about writers and artists of America's Beat Generation, including William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Hunter S. Thompson, and Jack Kerouac.
