Smith, Jennifer

Profiles fifteen commonly studied memoirs, biographies, histories, and other nonfiction works by such authors as William Butler Yeats and Malcolm X, providing summaries, author biographies, historical context, works of criticism, and discussion of themes and style.

Profiles sixteen short stories--and their authors--often studied in high schools and colleges, presenting biographical and bibliographical information and several selections of significant criticism on each work included. Authors include Zora Neale Hurston, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Katherine Mansfield, Alice Walker, and Ernest Hemingway.

Profiles several short story writers and short stories often studied in high schools and colleges, presenting biographical and bibliographical information and several selections of significant criticism on each figure and work included.

In this volume, each entry includes an introduction to the novel and the novel's author; discussions on themes, plot, and characters; and critical commentary. Novels critiqued include "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Oliver Twist," "Ship of Fools," "The Three Musketeers," and eleven others.

Gives comprehensive, understandable explanations of the most commonly studied plays in high school literature courses.

Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Presents twenty-one essays on the antinuclear movement, covering its origins, the arms race, and issues regarding nuclear power.