bio-bibliography

Contains alphabetically arranged articles that provide critical excerpts and biographical information on eight of the world's most frequently discussed and studied poets.

Essays describe the lives and examine the principal works of significant American authors, also providing selected primary and secondary bibliographies.

Contains twenty-six unabridged essays from "European Writers" that provide information about writers most often studied by high school students and undergraduates, each featuring an account of the writer's works, his life, and his public and literary situation; and includes essays on selected genres and movements.

Contains essays that provide information about the lives and works of eighteen authors who have made significant contributions to American literature, each with a brief biography, a critical analysis of the writer's work, and a selected bibliography, arranged alphabetically from Abbey to Smith.

Contains essays that provide information about the lives and works of eighteen authors who have made significant contributions to American literature, each with a brief biography, a critical analysis of the writer's work, and a selected bibliography, arranged alphabetically from Bambara to Yates.

Examines music's influence on American contemporary life tracing historical connections, with entries including singers, composers, lyricists, songs, musical genres, instruments, technologies, music in films, music in political areas, and music shows on television.

Contains biographical entries, a list of separately published books, and an essay on each poet.

Contains profiles of notable Latin American poets, including achievements, biographies, and analyses.

Profiles twenty-three nature poets, including a brief biography of each poet and a list of their works and achievements.