Modern critical views

A selection of criticism, arranged in chronological order of publication, devoted to the writings of Vladimir Nabokov.

Provides biographical information and critical analysis of this author whose works have been praised for their focus on human relationships.

Contains fifteen essays in which the authors provide critical perspectives on the works of Asian American writers, and includes a chronology, notes on the contributors, and a bibliography.

Contains sixteen essays in which the authors provide critical perspectives on the works of nineteenth-century Russian writer Anton Chekhov, and includes a chronology, notes on the contributors, and a bibliography.

Contains twelve essays in which the authors provide critical perspectives on the works of twentieth-century American writer Maya Angelou, and includes a chronology, notes on the contributors, and a bibliography.

Presents twelve essays that examine the writings and influence of African-American scholar W. E. B. DuBois, as well as a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Contains twenty-four critical essays on the works of Homer.

Contains fourteen critical essays on Dante's work.

Contains critical essays written by scholars about Shakespeare's histories and poetry.

A selection of modern and contemporary critical essays on Shakespeare's principal comedies and romances.