The Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series

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Understanding Romeo and Juliet

a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
1999
Provides a literary analysis of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," and features a variety of commentary and primary documents that discuss the performance history of the play, its historical context, modern interpretations, and other topics.

Understanding Things fall apart

a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
1999
Provides a literary analysis of the African novel "Things Fall Apart, " and features a variety of primary historical source documents and commentary that offer insight into the context in which the novel was written.

Understanding Animal farm

a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
1999
Contains a variety of historical, political, and literary documents that provide insight into George Orwell's novel, "Animal Farm," including passages from the Soviet press, excerpts from personal memoirs and correspondence, and other sources.

Understanding The great Gatsby

a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
1998
Presents a literary analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby, " and features a variety of primary historical documents and commentary that offer insight into the context in which the novel was written.

Understanding A tale of two cities

a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
1998
Provides a literary analysis of Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities, " and features a variety of primary historical documents and commentary that offer insight into the context in which the novel was written.

Understanding Othello

a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
2000
A collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary that provides insight into Shakespeare's tragic drama "Othello": with suggested projects for oral or written exploration, and lists of further reading.

Understanding A separate peace

a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
2002
Presents primary documents that show how American author John Knowles' 1959 novel, "A Separate Peace, " both reflects the world of young people between 1942 and 1945 and relates to issues of the 1990s.

Understanding The grapes of wrath

a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
1999
A guide to reading and understanding "The Grapes of Wrath" that provides information on the time period the novel takes place in and the plight of migrant farm workers during the Great Depression.

Understanding Zora Neale Hurston's Their eyes were watching God

a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
1999
Provides a literary analysis of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God, " and features a variety of primary historical documents and commentary that offer insight into the context in which the novel was written.

Understanding Of mice and men, The red pony, and The pearl

a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
1997
A collection of primary documents that provide historical, social, economic, and regional background information about Steinbeck's novellas "Of Mice and Men, " "The Red Pony, " and "The Pearl.".

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