20th century

Draws on cutting-edge controversies about the true source of Shakespeare's inspirations to explore the fierce debates among Shakespearean scholars and directors over how to truly understand the mind and work of Shakespeare.

Olga, the oldest daughter of the last Russian Tsar, Nicolas II, kept a diary from the time she was ten, in 1905, until March 1917, when her father abdicated from the Russian throne. Olga's diaries are held at the State Archives of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Her diaries from the World War I era have never been translated until this volume.

Using recently uncovered archival materials, personal interviews, and a familiarity with Russian culture, two young Russian historians have offered a major interpretation of the Cold War as seen from the Soviet point of view.

Analyzes the novel "The Age of Innocence" and includes biographical information about Edith Wharton, a thematic and structural analysis, a list of characters, and portions of critical essays written about the novel.

Discusses the novel "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," offering biographical information about the author, text analysis, character summaries, and a selection of critical extracts.

Contains a selection of critical extracts in which the authors examine various aspects of Henry James's "The Portrait of a Lady"; and includes biographical information about James, a list of characters, and a thematic and structural analysis.