In depth biography of literary figure in question. Each essay is introduced by a concise summation of the contributing author's themes and insights. Chronology of author's life and career.
A guide to reading and understanding "The Taming of the Shrew" that contains biographical information about Shakespeare, essays about the play's themes, characters, and plot, and primary and secondary bibliographies for further research.
Contains essays in which the author consider issues related to the witch trials in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, discussing possible reasons why the witch hunt occurred, and considering the motivations of the accusers, as well as the innocents who confessed.
Presents seventeen works of criticism on Herman Melville's story "Billy Budd, " discussing its plot, characters, themes, and interpretations, and provides a chronology, a bibliography, and an appendix on the story's nautical references.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the twentieth-century play "Waiting for Godot, " and its author Samuel Beckett.
Contains eighteen essays in which the authors examine various aspects of Elizabethan England, discussing political, social, and cultural turning points, the Elizabethan theater, and conquests and discoveries.
