history and criticism

Contains critical essays that analyze important literary works of the Victorian era.

Reviews modernist fiction in Latin America since the 1940s, focusing on the twelve-year period after 1945; discusses the modernist Boom, looking at the novelistic production that appeared from 1958 to 1967; examines the most innovative fiction to appear in the region since 1968.

A guide to reading and understanding "A Brave New World" with a chronology of Aldous Huxley's life and career, critical essays about "A Brave New World", and primary and secondary bibliographies for further reading.

Contains a brief biography of author Edgar Allen Poe, and includes a collection of essays that provide literary analysis and criticism of his writings.

A collection of critical esssays about Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"; includes biographical information about Miller, a discussion of the play's major themes, and an annotated table of contents.

Tells the story of how the publishing industry rose from virtual obscurity during the Victorian age to dominate English and world literature, and relates personal anecdotes about authors, editors, and publishers of the era and their attempts to make decent livings.

Includes biographical information about the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, with selections discussing his writing style, literary devices, and dramatic technique; essays examining "Oedipus the King"; and articles that look at his other plays and various attempts to translate them into mediums besides theater.

Presents a biography of Homer; sixteen essays on his world, the "Iliad, " and the "Odyssey"; a chronology of the poet's life and historic events; and primary and secondary bibliographies.