Best remembered today as the author of "The Song of Hiawatha," Longfellow continues to be one of the most popular poets in American literary history. This book is a guide to his life and writings. A brief introductory essay overviews Longfellow's life and accomplishments. A chronology then summarizes the chief events in his career. Hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries follow, discussing individual poems, his other writings, his family members and professional associates, and topics related to his life and literary achievements. Entries list works for further reading, and the volume...
Best remembered today as the author of "The Song of Hiawatha," Longfellow continues to be one of the most popular poets in American literary histor...
Graham Greene was one of England's most daring, most politically and theologically controversial, and most significant writers of the middle and late twentieth century. Many of his novels were phenomenally popular and address challengingly difficult religious, social, and political issues. At least 18 of his novels and 22 of his short stories have been adapted for movies and television. This encyclopedia begins with a brief introductory essay about Greene's body of work. A chronology summarizes the chief events of his literary career, military work, travels and personal life. Hundreds of...
Graham Greene was one of England's most daring, most politically and theologically controversial, and most significant writers of the middle and late ...
This reference work is intended to acquaint and reacquaint readers with the short stories of Ring Lardner, who was the first and remains one of the best contemporary baseball writers.
This reference work is intended to acquaint and reacquaint readers with the short stories of Ring Lardner, who was the first and remains one of the be...
From a vantage point 100 years later, one can look back on the excitement and ferment of a turbulent decade and find the seeds of the joys and anguish, the excesses and successes of the twentieth century. Whether for browsing or research, readers will reap rewards from this entertaining and enlightening alphabetical compendium of the persons, events, institutions, and ideas of the era.
Taking the emergence of modern American literature--with realism and naturalism replacing romanticism--as his point of view, Robert L. Gale profiles some ninety-five writers of classic and popular...
From a vantage point 100 years later, one can look back on the excitement and ferment of a turbulent decade and find the seeds of the joys and angu...
The 1850s were a particularly fruitful and eventful period in American history, a time of unrest and preparation for change. This reference work provides a thorough record of the cultural happenings in America during that period. The volume is divided into several sections. It begins with a chronology that presents the events of the 1850s in capsule form year by year. A list of entries follows. The encyclopedia that comes after the list of entries contains brief, alphabetically arranged articles for performers, military personnel, theologians, composers, critics, educators, explorers,...
The 1850s were a particularly fruitful and eventful period in American history, a time of unrest and preparation for change. This reference work pr...
This comprehensive encyclopedia provides information on Robinson's poems and his less well known prose works, along with entries on his family, friends and professional associates.
This comprehensive encyclopedia provides information on Robinson's poems and his less well known prose works, along with entries on his family, friend...
Raymond Chandler was a pioneer of what came to be known as hard-boiled mystery-detective fiction. His Philip Marlowe is America's tough, realistic equivalent to Victorian England's more refined Sherlock Holmes. This reference work includes hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries for Chandler's individual novels and short stories, his characters, family members, and professional acquaintances. Entries for fiction provide plot synopses, identification of characters, and brief critical commentaries. Longer entries cite numerous critical works for further reading.
Raymond Chandler was a pioneer of what came to be known as hard-boiled mystery-detective fiction. His Philip Marlowe is America's tough, realistic equ...
A pioneer in "hard-boiled fiction," James Mallahan Cain achieved fame with his first novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice. His Double Indemnity and Mildred Pierce soon followed, as did successful movie versions of all three novels. With his seventeen other novels and numerous short stories, Cain remains one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. This reference guide to Cain's oevre offers a chronology detailing his life as reporter, Hollywood scenarist, and best-selling author. Entries for his fiction follow, with plot synopses, identification of more than 900 characters,...
A pioneer in "hard-boiled fiction," James Mallahan Cain achieved fame with his first novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice. His Double Indemnity and M...
Gale considers the imagery in all of the 135 novels and short stories of Henry James and presents what may well be the first extensive treatment of figurative language in the complete works of any novelist. All of the images have been recorded, but the author does not claim too much for his deductions concerning them.
Originally published in 1964.
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Gale considers the imagery in all of the 135 novels and short stories of Henry James and presents what may well be the first extensive treatment of fi...
