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This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the
best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction
writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary
theorists, of 1900 to 1999 -- the era most frequently studied in
high schools. Each volume presents overviews of four to eight
authors with chronologically arranged criticism representing the
entire range of response to each author. A typical excerpt is
prefaced by an annotation that explains the critics reputation and
critical philosophy and providing a synopsis of the excerpt.
Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text. Every fourth
volume is a Topics volume covering major literary movements, trends
and other topics. Volumes include author, nationality, topic and
title indexes; a cumulative title index to the entire series is
published separately.
This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the
best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction
writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary
theorists, of 1900 to 1999 -- the era most frequently studied in
high schools. Each volume presents overviews of four to eight
authors with chronologically arranged criticism representing the
entire range of response to each author. A typical excerpt is
prefaced by an annotation that explains the critics reputation and
critical philosophy and providing a synopsis of the excerpt.
Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text. Every fourth
volume is a Topics volume covering major literary movements, trends
and other topics. Volumes include author, nationality, topic and
title indexes; a cumulative title index to the entire series is
published separately.
Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism assembles and
contextualizes critical responses to the works of writers of all
sorts--poets, playwrights, chroniclers, philosophers, religious
figures, and writers from other genres--from every region of the
world, from the earliest known examples of written works to the eve
of the modern era. Clear, accessible introductory essays followed
by carefully selected critical responses allow endusers to engage
with a variety of scholarly views and conversations about authors,
works and literary topics. Students writing papers or class
presentations, instructors preparing their syllabi, or anyone
seeking a deeper understanding of the period will find this a
highly useful resource. Each of the more than 170 volumes in this
long-standing series profiles approximately 3-6 authors or
individual works of all genres, by providing a brief introduction
and a collection of full-text or excerpted criticism reproduced
from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly
journals; many entries include an author portrait. A full citation
and annotation precede each of the approximately 50 essays per
volume. The series currently covers nearly 400 authors and also
includes numerous entries focusing on literary topics and
individual works.
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism assembles critical responses
to the works of 20th- century authors of all sorts--novelists,
poets, playwrights, journalists, philosophers, political leaders,
scientists, mathematicians, and writers from other genres--from
every region of the world. This highly useful series presents
substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary
figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets,
playwrights and literary theorists, of 1900 to 1999 -- the era most
frequently studied in high schools. Each volume presents overviews
of four to eight authors with chronologically arranged criticism
representing the entire range of response to each author. A typical
excerpt is prefaced by an annotation that explains the critics
reputation and critical philosophy and providing a synopsis of the
excerpt. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text.
Every fourth volume is a Topics volume covering major literary
movements, trends and other topics. Volumes include author,
nationality, topic and title indexes; a cumulative title index to
the entire series is published separately.
This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the
best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction
writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary
theorists, of 1900 to 1999 -- the era most frequently studied in
high schools.
Each volume presents overviews of four to eight authors with
chronologically arranged criticism representing the entire range of
response to each author. A typical excerpt is prefaced by an
annotation that explains the critic's reputation and critical
philosophy and providing a synopsis of the excerpt. Approximately
90-95% of critical essays are full text.
Every fourth volume is a Topics volume covering major literary
movements, trends and other topics. Volumes include author,
nationality, topic and title indexes; a cumulative title index to
the entire series is published separately.
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism assembles critical responses
to the works of 20th- century authors of all sorts--novelists,
poets, playwrights, journalists, philosophers, political leaders,
scientists, mathematicians, and writers from other genres--from
every region of the world. This highly useful series presents
substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary
figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets,
playwrights and literary theorists, of 1900 to 1999 -- the era most
frequently studied in high schools. Each volume presents overviews
of four to eight authors with chronologically arranged criticism
representing the entire range of response to each author. A typical
excerpt is prefaced by an annotation that explains the critics
reputation and critical philosophy and providing a synopsis of the
excerpt. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text.
Every fourth volume is a Topics volume covering major literary
movements, trends and other topics. Volumes include author,
nationality, topic and title indexes; a cumulative title index to
the entire series is published separately.
This work is part of an annual series designed to enable students,
teachers, and librarians to access a wide variety of critical
viewpoints and biographical/bibliographical materials of major
plays and playwrights all in one place. Drama Criticism provides
excerpts from significant commentary on the most widely studied
dramatists from antiquity to contemporary times.
Drama Criticism assembles critical responses to the writings of the
world's most renowned playwrights and provides supplementary
biographical context and bibliographic material to guide the reader
to a greater understanding of the genre and its creators. Each
entry includes a set of previously published reviews, essays and
other critical responses from sources that include scholarly books
and journals, literary magazines, interviews, letters and diaries,
carefully selected to create a representative history and
cross-section of critical responses. Although plays and playwrights
are also covered in other titles from the Gale Literature Criticism
series, Drama Criticism offers a greater focus on understanding
drama than is possible in the broader, survey-oriented entries in
those series. Clear, accessible introductory essays followed by
carefully selected critical responses allow end-users to engage
with a variety of scholarly views and conversations about poets and
their works. Students writing papers or class presentations,
instructors preparing their syllabi, or anyone seeking a deeper
understanding of the genre will find this a highly useful resource.
Short Story Criticism assembles critical responses to the writings
of the worlds most renowned short fiction writers and provides
supplementary biographical context and bibliographic material to
guide the reader to a greater understanding of the genre and its
creators. Each of the nearly 150 volumes in this series profiles
approximately 3-6 writers of short fiction from all time periods
and all parts of the world. Entries provide an introductory
biographical essay, a primary bibliography, a selection of
full-text or excerpted critical essays reproduced from books,
magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals, and
sources for additional research. A full citation and annotation
precede each of the approximately 50 essays per volume; many
entries include an author portrait. The series currently covers
more than 500 authors and also includes numerous entries focusing
on individual works and topics. Although short fiction is also
covered in other titles from the Gale Literature Criticism series,
Short Story Criticism offers a greater focus on understanding the
genre than is possible in the broader, survey-oriented entries in
those series. Clear, accessible introductory essays followed by
carefully selected critical responses allow endusers to engage with
a variety of scholarly views and conversations about writers of
short fiction and their works. Students writing papers or class
pres
Contemporary Literary Criticism assembles critical responses to the
writings of the worlds most renowned novelists, poets, playwrights,
short story writers, scriptwriters, and other creative writers and
provides supplementary biographical context and bibliographic
material to guide the reader to a greater understanding of the
genres and creators. Each entry includes a set of previously
published reviews, essays and other critical responses from sources
that include scholarly books and journals, literary magazines,
interviews, websites, and other sources, carefully selected to
create a representative history and cross-section of critical
responses.
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism assembles critical
responses to the works of 19th-century authors of all sortsa
novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, philosophers, political
leaders, scientists, mathematicians and writers from other genresa
from every region of the world. Each of the more than 290 volumes
in this long-standing series profiles approximately 3-6 novelists,
poets, playwrights, journalists, philosophers or other creative and
nonfiction writers by providing full-text or excerpted criticism
reproduced from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and
scholarly journals. Clear, accessible introductory essays followed
by carefully selected critical responses allow end-users to engage
with a variety of scholarly views and conversations about authors,
works and literary topics. Introductory essays are written and
entries compiled by professional literature researchers and other
subject matter experts. A full citation and annotation precede each
of the approximately 50 essays per volume; many include an author
portrait. The series currently covers nearly 600 authors and also
includes numerous entries focusing on literary topics and
individual works. Students writing papers or class presentations,
instructors preparing their syllabi, or anyone seeking a deeper
understanding of the 19th century will find this a highly useful
resource.
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism assembles critical
responses to the works of 19-Century authors of all sorts --
novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, philosophers, political
leaders, scientists, mathematicians and writers from other genres
-- from every region of the world. Each of the more than 240
volumes in this long-standing series profiles approximately 3-6
novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, philosophers or other
creative and nonfiction writers by providing full-text or excerpted
criticism reproduced from books, magazines, literary reviews,
newspapers and scholarly journals. Clear, accessible introductory
essays followed by carefully selected critical responses allow
end-users to engage with a variety of scholarly views and
conversations about authors, works and literary topics.
Introductory essays are written and entries compiled by
professional literature researchers and other subject matter
experts. A full citation and annotation precede each of the
approximately 50 essays per volume; many include an author
portrait. The series currently covers nearly 600 authors and also
includes numerous entries focusing on literary topics and
individual works. Students writing papers or class presentations,
instructors preparing their syllabi, or anyone seeking a deeper
understanding of the 19th Century will find this a highly useful
resource.
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism assembles critical
responses to the works of 19th-century authors of all sortsa
novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, philosophers, political
leaders, scientists, mathematicians and writers from other genresa
from every region of the world. Each of the more than 290 volumes
in this long-standing series profiles approximately 3-6 novelists,
poets, playwrights, journalists, philosophers or other creative and
nonfiction writers by providing full-text or excerpted criticism
reproduced from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and
scholarly journals. Clear, accessible introductory essays followed
by carefully selected critical responses allow end-users to engage
with a variety of scholarly views and conversations about authors,
works and literary topics. Introductory essays are written and
entries compiled by professional literature researchers and other
subject matter experts. A full citation and annotation precede each
of the approximately 50 essays per volume; many include an author
portrait. The series currently covers nearly 600 authors and also
includes numerous entries focusing on literary topics and
individual works. Students writing papers or class presentations,
instructors preparing their syllabi, or anyone seeking a deeper
understanding of the 19th century will find this a highly useful
resource.
Short Story Criticism assembles critical responses to the writings
of the worlds most renowned short fiction writers and provides
supplementary biographical context and bibliographic material to
guide the reader to a greater understanding of the genre and its
creators. Each of the nearly 150 volumes in this series profiles
approximately three to six writers of short fiction from all time
periods and all parts of the world. Entries provide an introductory
biographical essay, a primary bibliography, a selection of
full-text or excerpted critical essays reproduced from books,
magazines, literary reviews, newspapers, and scholarly journals,
and sources for additional research. A full citation and annotation
precede each of the approximately 50 essays per volume; many
entries include an author portrait. The series currently covers
more than 500 authors and also includes numerous entries focusing
on individual works and topics. Although short fiction is also
covered in other titles from the Gale Literature Criticism series,
Short Story Criticism offers a greater focus on understanding the
genre than is possible in the broader, survey-oriented entries in
those series. Clear, accessible introductory essays followed by
carefully selected critical responses allow end users to engage
with a variety of scholarly views and conversations about writers
of short fiction and their works. Students writing papers or
Each print volume in this long-standing series profiles
approximately four to eight literary figures who died between 1800
and 1899 by providing full-text or excerpted criticism taken from
books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly
journals. Among the topics profiled in this volume are:
- Rose Terry Cooke
- John Galt
- Arthur Henry Hallam
- Thomas Moore
- Sir Walter Scott
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism assembles critical responses
to the works of 20th- century authors of all sorts--novelists,
poets, playwrights, journalists, philosophers, political leaders,
scientists, mathematicians, and writers from other genres--from
every region of the world. This highly useful series presents
substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary
figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets,
playwrights and literary theorists, of 1900 to 1999 -- the era most
frequently studied in high schools. Each volume presents overviews
of four to eight authors with chronologically arranged criticism
representing the entire range of response to each author. A typical
excerpt is prefaced by an annotation that explains the critics
reputation and critical philosophy and providing a synopsis of the
excerpt. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text.
Every fourth volume is a Topics volume covering major literary
movements, trends and other topics. Volumes include author,
nationality, topic and title indexes; a cumulative title index to
the entire series is published separately.
Classical And Medieval Literature Criticism assembles and
contextualizes critical responses to the works of writers of all
sorts--poets, playwrights, chroniclers, philosophers, religious
figures, and writers from other genres--from every region of the
world, from the earliest known examples of written works to the eve
of the modern era. Clear, accessible introductory essays followed
by carefully selected critical responses allow endusers to engage
with a variety of scholarly views and conversations about authors,
works and literary topics. Students writing papers or class
presentations, instructors preparing their syllabi, or anyone
seeking a deeper understanding of the period will find this a
highly useful resource. Each of the more than 160 volumes in this
long-standing series profiles approximately 3-6 authors or
individual works of all genres, by providing a brief introduction
and a collection of full-text or excerpted criticism reproduced
from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly
journals. A full citation and annotation precede each of the
approximately 50 essays per volume; many include an author
portrait. The series currently covers nearly 400 authors and also
includes numerous entries focusing on literary topics and
individual works.
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism assembles critical
responses to the works of 19th-Century authors of all sorts --
novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, philosophers, political
leaders, scientists, mathematicians and writers from other genres
-- from every region of the world. Each of the more than 240
volumes in this long-standing series profiles approximately 3-6
novelists, poets, playwrights, journalists, philosophers or other
creative and nonfiction writers by providing full-text or excerpted
criticism reproduced from books, magazines, literary reviews,
newspapers and scholarly journals. Clear, accessible introductory
essays followed by carefully selected critical responses allow
end-users to engage with a variety of scholarly views and
conversations about authors, works and literary topics.
Introductory essays are written and entries compiled by
professional literature researchers and other subject matter
experts. A full citation and annotation precede each of the
approximately 50 essays per volume; many include an author
portrait. The series currently covers nearly 600 authors and also
includes numerous entries focusing on literary topics and
individual works. Students writing papers or class presentations,
instructors preparing their syllabi, or anyone seeking a deeper
understanding of the 19th Century will find this a highly useful
resource.
Literature Criticism From 1400-1800 assembles critical responses to
the literatures of the 15th through the 18th centuries, covering
writers and works of fiction, poetry, drama, journalism,
philosophy, political theory, science, math and other genres from
every region of the world. Each of the more than 200 volumes in
this long-standing series profiles approximately 3-6 writers, works
or topics by providing full-text or excerpted criticism reproduced
from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly
journals. Clear, accessible introductory essays followed by
carefully selected critical responses allow end-users to engage
with a variety of scholarly views and conversations about authors,
works and literary topics. Introductory essays are written and
entries compiled by professional literature researchers and other
subject matter experts. A full citation and annotation precede each
of the approximately 50 essays per volume; many include an author
portrait. The series currently covers more than 500 authors and
also includes numerous entries focusing on literary topics and
individual works. Students writing papers or class presentations,
instructors preparing their syllabi, or anyone seeking a deeper
understanding of the period will find this a highly useful
resource.
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