Critical Survey of Long Fiction

Gr 9 Up–Though this attractive set is well conceived and includes 678 essays on the authors most studied in high school and their works (97 new essays, 130 revised from the 2000 edition), and a wealth of information and opinion, it is not essential. Each entry provides brief biographical data and a list of principal long works; a short discussion of the subject's other literary forms; sections entitled “Achievements,” “Biography,” and “Analysis,” which provide general overviews of the author's writings; and a selection of analysis and plot summaries for specific titles.

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The Roving Mind - Isaac Asimov

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Isaac Asimov's death on 6 April 1992, was a great loss to the world of literary science and free thought. The prolific author's vision is unmatched today, and his pointed honesty shines through in "The Roving Mind", now reissued in this special tribute edition. This collection of essays is wide-ranging, reflecting Asimov's extraordinary skill in disseminating knowledge from across the spectrum of human thought. Some of the areas explored in this volume of 62 essays include creationism, pseudoscience, censorship, population, philosophy of science, transportation ...

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

This edition of the Hardy classic includes a complete authoritative text plus biographical and historical contexts, critical history, essays by five scholars, and a glossary. A fine scholarly edition for the academic crowd.

Where Is the Light? Poems 1955-2005

Oscar Mandel, Professor of literature at the California Institute of Technology, is the author of numerous acclaimed books of poetry, drama, essays, fiction, literary criticism, translation, and art history.

The Companion to Chekhov

This volume of specially commissioned essays explores the world of Anton Chekhov - one of the most important dramatists in the repertoire - and the creation, performance and interpretation of his works. The Companion begins with an examination of Chekhov's life, his Russia, and the original productions of his plays at the Moscow Art Theatre.