european literature

Provides the historical background of the most-studied novels, plays, poems, speeches and short stories. Entries examine both the historical setting of the literary work and the historical events taking place at the time the work was written.

Provides the historical background of the most-studied novels, plays, poems, speeches and short stories. Entries examine both the historical setting of the literary work and the historical events taking place at the time the work was written.

Contains eighteen unabridged essays from "European Writers" that provide information about writers most often studied by high school students and undergraduates, each featuring an account of the writer's works, his life, and his public and literary situation; and includes essays on selected genres and movements.

Contains twenty-six unabridged essays from "European Writers" that provide information about writers most often studied by high school students and undergraduates, each featuring an account of the writer's works, his life, and his public and literary situation; and includes essays on selected genres and movements.