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Sexual misconduct of society's leaders, the plight of single mothers, the separation of church and state -- all are burning issues of the 1990s which sparked outrage and controversy 150 years earlier in The Scarlet Letter. Now, no study of American history is complete without thorough examination of Nathaniel Hawthorne's timeless masterpiece. This multidisciplinary study of the novel contains historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary. In short, it is the ideal companion for students who wish to fully understand the novel in the context of its time, and to unlock its current...

Every generation of readers has interpreted the meaning of The Red Badge of Courage anew. Its appeal is both historical and universal--historical in its Civil War setting and universal in its relating of the experiences of a young man who is thrust into a situation he does not understand and cannot cope with. This collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary will promote interdisciplinary study of the novel and enrich the reader's understanding of its themes and historical context. A wide variety of more than 40 primary documents and firsthand accounts...

Eine unbändige Liebe am Hof von Württemberg

Die russische Großfürstin Wera ist fast noch ein Kind, als sie 1863 ihre Familie und ihre Heimat verlassen muss. Der Zar möchte seine Nichte loswerden, das Mädchen ist ihm zu wild und rebellisch. Er schickt sie zu seiner Schwester nach Deutschland, zu Königin Olga von Württemberg. Die kinderlose Olga nimmt Wera freudig bei sich auf - sie will aus ihr eine gesellschaftsfähige junge Dame machen, die auf jedem Parkett glänzt. Doch Wera will keine würdige Großfürstin sein, sie will lernen, ein glücklicher Mensch...

The daily newspaper headlines revealing deaths, illnesses, and injuries in the workplace, along with the ongoing decline of workers' rights, make this book an especially timely volume. Included are chapters devoted to such widely read texts as Hard Times, Life in the Iron Mills, Bartleby the Scrivener, The Grapes of Wrath, and several others. Each chapter examines the historical background and plot of the work, the labor and workplace issues raised by the author, and the history of those issues since the text was published. Just a few of the issues raised are...