history and criticism

Provides color photographs and descriptions of forty-eight works of Mexican art, arranged chronologically over the course of 3,500 years, from 1500 B.C. to 1987.

Presents a literary analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," and features a variety of primary historical documents and commentary that offer insight into the context in which the novel was written.

Traces the history of reggae music, focusing on how the musical style has shaped the culture, religion, dress, and language of the island of Jamaica.

Provides historical, cultural, and social contexts for the study of English literature, looking at the literary genres and highlighting key writers and works from the Romantic period, and includes a time line, glossaries, and resources for further study.

Nineteen essays examine the Renaissance period of literature, covering Italian Renaissance literature, the northern humanist movement, poetry forms, prose, and English Renaissance drama; also includes a chronology and a bibliography.

History of rock and roll music from its roots through the 1980s covering the music, the musicians, and the social context.

Traces the history of jazz music from its origins in New Orleans through the twentieth century, and looks at the lives and contributions of some of the genre's greatest composers and performers.

An introduction to English romanticism which includes a variety of critical articles that analyze important literary works within the genre.

Discusses the circumstances that existed at the time Stowe wrote her famous novel, the details of the book, and its impact on feelings about the existence of slavery in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century.