history and criticism

Contains articles that provide a selection of criticism of works by thirty-nine major writers of the past five centuries, covering a range of countries and cultures; each with a biographical and critical introduction, and a list of principal works. Arranged alphabetically from Achebe to Cather.

A student guide to understanding literary movements, featuring entries on fourteen movements, each with information in the areas of representative authors and works, themes, style, movement variations, and historical context, as well as a critical overview.

Contains entries that examine the lives and careers of sixteen authors and literary figures associated with the Beat Generation, each with an introduction, list of principal works, general and title commentary, and suggestions for further reading. Includes author, title, and subject indexes.

Contains entries that examine the lives and careers of thirteen authors and literary figures associated with the Beat Generation, each with an introduction, list of principal works, general and title commentary, and suggestions for further reading. Includes author, title, and subject indexes.

Provides background on the life of Ernest Hemingway and the influences that shaped his life, features articles that explore gender roles as portrayed in his novel "The Sun Also Rises, " and examines issues of gender roles in the twenty-first century.

Profiles fourteen short stories, poems, plays, films, and songs inspired by the Civil War and its era, providing historical background, author and composer biographies, and discussion of styles and themes.

Contains alphabetically arranged articles that provide critical excerpts and biographical information on ten of the world's most frequently discussed and studied poets.

Contains alphabetically arranged articles that provide critical excerpts and biographical information on twelve of the world's most frequently discussed and studied poets.

Contains alphabetically arranged articles that provide critical excerpts and biographical information on nine of the world's most frequently discussed and studied poets; and includes cumulative author, nationality, and title indexes.

Contains alphabetically arranged articles that provide critical excerpts and biographical information on eight of the world's most frequently discussed and studied poets; andincludes cumulative author, nationality, and title indexes.