history and criticism

Contains nineteen essays in which the authors examine various aspects of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, discussing the origins of the movements, its major figures and artists, and the challenges they faced.

Contains a collection of definitions and classifications of folk wisdom and proverbs that have appeared in oral tradition, literature, art, and popular culture for centuries, and examines their place in politics and popular songs.

A comprehensive overview of the Harlem Renaissance that discusses the concept of the New Negro, the foundation and international context of the movement, major authors and texts, and the post-Renaissance.

Provides an overview of the political, social, and intellectual environment in which Romanticism emerged, introduces some of the poets of the age, identifies representative genres of prose and drama and their authors, looks at Romantic styles in art and music, and discusses the legacy of Romanticism. Includes biographical sketches, documents, and a selected bibliography.

Collects works of literature from around the world from antiquity through the twentieth century, presenting several including Homer's "Odyssey" and Dante's "Inferno" in their entirety and extensive sections of others; explores connections between paired works from different places and times; and discusses literary and cultural issues related to particular writings.

Examines baseball writing in America from the early nineteenth century to the present, highlighting popular writers and works from the genre.

Compares and contrasts the work of sixteenth-century poet and playwright William Shakespeare and twentieth-century comedy troupe Monty Python, discussing their status as national poets of England, their uses of history, aspects of theatricality, and other topics.

Presents a comprehensive history of the Harlem Renaissance during the early decades of the twentieth century; and contains essays and an audio CD on the music, art, literature, and politics of that era.

Novelist Stephen King reflects upon the creation and elements of horror in various media, discussing specific films, novels, stories, radio programs, and folktales.

Collects works by forty-seven important poets, arranged chronologically by birth order from Alfred, Lord Tennyson, to Sylvia Plath, and includes biographies, essays by accomplished contemporary poets, and CD recordings of each featured poet reading his or her own works.