history and criticism

A brief overview of British poetry from the early nineteenth century through the late twentieth century that profiles the lives and works of eleven authors, including Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, W. B. Yeats, and Dylan Thomas.

Contains biographical profiles of twelve American poets of the modern era, including Robert Frost, Marianne Moore, and Langston Hughes, and includes examples and analyses of their writing.

Examines early British poetry from the seventh to the nineteenth century, including short biographies of poets like William Shakespeare and John Donne; along with examples of poems, poetic techniques, and explication.

Contains biographical profiles of eleven early American poets, including Anne Bradstreet, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Emily Dickinson, and includes examples and analyses of their writing.

A collection of urban articles, essays, interviews, and poems.

"Selections address the history of hip-hop, identity politics of the "hip-hop nation, " debates of "street authenticity, " social movements and activism, aesthetics, technologies of production, hip-hop as a cultural industry, and much more"--Back cover.

A guide to hip-hop music, breaking down the difference between old school and new school, setting straight the misconceptions of the artists and the music, and describing the history of hip-hop up through the current day.

Chronicles the history of fantasy literature, from the ancient "Gilgamesh" to late-twentieth-century novels by George R. R. Martin and Robin Hobb, and presents hundreds of color reproductions of cover art and illustrations spanning the twentieth century.

Musician Chuck D, lead singer for Public Enemy, discusses the world of Rap and Hip-Hop, arguing that the genre and its performers have been too often ignored, and offers his opinions about racism, ethnic prejudice, classism, fanatical nationalism, and other issues affecting African-Americans in modern society.

More than 350 photographs and illustrations capture and illuminate the global primacy of percussion.