1908-1981

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of William Saroyan.

Provides an in-depth critical introduction to the short stories of William Saroyan. Includes a detailed analyses of every significant story, biographical information, a chronology of the artist's life and works, and a representative selection of critical responses.

Presents an account of Elizabeth Evans Hughes, the first patient to be successfully treated for diabetes with insulin, describing a treatment that involved semi-starvation and the efforts of two Canadian doctors who won the Noble Prize in medicine for their discovery.