1905-1980

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; understandable essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

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.

Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of C.P. Snow.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Jean-Paul Sartre.

Autobiography of philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre on his first ten years of childhood in a book-loving family, examining how the printed word shaped him and ultimately how it shapes language in human experience.

Presents the life and works of the French author, Jean-Paul Sartre. Includes chronology.