Modern critical views

Contains essays in which the authors provide critical perspectives on the works of Anton Chekhov, Maya Angelou, Henrik Ibsen, Jamaica Kincaid, and Stephen King, as well as the writings of Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanic Americans, and includes notes on the contributors, chronologies, and bibliographies.

Critical essays on the works of twenty-eight modern American poets.

A selection of critical essays devoted to the fiction of Philip Roth, arranged in the order of publication.

Contains a collection of critical essays on the work of the early 20th century author in chronological sequence.

Presents a selection of essays on Norman Mailer's writing from the last twenty-five years.

Contains critical essays on the poetry of Hart Crane.

A selection of critical essays presented in chronological sequence on the poetry of John Ashbery.

A collection of critical essays in chronological sequence on the poetry of James Merrill.

Contains eleven essays in which various authors present critical evaluations of the life and works of mystery writer Agatha Christie.