The People's Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record of Human Events from Prehistory to the Present
This eBook is intended as a handy reference to historical developments, including many not found in conventional history books. Since its first appearance form more than 25 years ago, the Chronology has come into wide use in U.S., Canadian, British, and Japanese libraries, newsrooms, radio and television news organizations, schools, and offices. Having proved itself as an accurate, reliable, and concise source of information, it has now been completely revised and updated.
A poet, painter, and engraver, William Blake died in 1827 in obscurity. Yet he has become one of the most anthologized writers in English and one of the most collected British artists. His urge to create masterpieces of revelation has left complex (and sometimes bizarre) works of written and visual art. The essays in this Companion and a chronology, guides to further reading, and glossary of Blake's terms identify the key points of departure into Blake's diverse world.
Gabriel Garcias Marquez's Love In The Time Of Cholera (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
One of the Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez's triumphs, Love in the Time of Cholera is a masterwork of magical realism. This text contains an introductory essay, critical biography,and chronology of the authors's life.
A champion for African-American and women's rights, Alice Walker reflects her beliefs in her passionate writing. Walker is best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Color Purple", a compelling work that boldly tackles the issues of racism and sexism in the rural South. "Alice Walker, New Edition" features a penetrating introduction by Harold Bloom that helps set the stage for this comprehensive critical portrait of one of the most influential writers of the last 30 years.
Grade 9 Up-This volume describes folk heroes from all times and cultures, both individually and as groups ("Magicians," "Occupational Heroes," etc.). There are indexes by heroic type, country/culture, and a chronology of folk heroes by century, in addition to a general index and a detailed bibliography.
