Twentieth century views,

A collection of essays on Shaw's artistry in using the drama to project his intense social and political convictions.

Voltaire's diverse literary career--playwright, letter-writer extraordinary, novelist, historian, pamphleteer--is critically examined by internationally-known scholars.

Studies of Thackeray as both satirist and moralist.

The literary, philosophical, and psychological aspects of the novelist's works.

Shakespeare specialists illuminate specific areas in the tragedies including historical background, plot construction, and philosophical significance.