- ENGLISH I Standard E1-2: The student will read and comprehend a variety of
informational texts in print and nonprint formats.
E1-2.1 Compare/contrast theses within and across informational texts.
E1-2.2 Compare/contrast information within and across texts to draw
conclusions and make inferences.
E1-2.3 Analyze informational texts for indicators of author bias such as word
choice, the exclusion and inclusion of particular information, and
unsupported opinion.
E1-2.4 Create responses to informational texts through a variety of methods
such as drawings, written works, oral presentations, and media productions.
E1-2.7 Analyze information from graphic features such as charts and graphs
in informational texts.
E1-2.8 Analyze informational texts to identify propaganda techniques.
Standard E1-6: The student will access and use information from a
variety of sources.
E1-6.7 Use a variety of print and electronic reference materials.
E1-6.8 Design and carry out research projects by selecting a topic,
constructing inquiry questions, accessing resources, and organizing
information.
- ENGLISH II Standard E2-2: The student will read and comprehend a variety of
informational texts in print and nonprint formats.
E2-2.1 Compare/contrast theses within and across informational texts.
E2-2.2 Compare/contrast information within and across texts to draw
conclusions and make inferences.
E2-2.3 Analyze informational texts for indicators of author bias such as word
choice, the exclusion and inclusion of particular information, and
unsupported opinion.
E2-2.4 Create responses to informational texts through a variety of methods
such as drawings, written works, oral presentations, and media productions.
E2-2.6 Analyze the impact that text elements have on the meaning of a
given informational text.
E2-2.7 Analyze information from graphic features such as charts and graphs
in informational texts.
E2-2.8 Analyze informational texts to identify propaganda techniques.
Standard E2-6: The student will access and use information from a
variety of sources.
E2-6.7 Use a variety of print and electronic reference materials.
E2-6.8 Design and carry out research projects by selecting a topic,
constructing inquiry questions, accessing resources, and organizing
information.
- ENGLISH III Standard E3-2: The student will read and comprehend a variety of
informational texts in print and nonprint formats.
E3-2.1 Evaluate theses within and across informational texts.
E3-2.2 Compare/contrast information within and across texts to draw
conclusions and make inferences.
E3-2.3 Analyze informational texts for indicators of author bias such as word
choice, the exclusion and inclusion of particular information, and
unsupported opinion.
E3-2.4 Create responses to informational texts through a variety of methods
such as drawings, written works, oral presentations, and media productions.
E3-2.6 Evaluate the impact that text elements have on the meaning of a
given informational text.
E3-2.7 Evaluate information from graphic features such as charts and graphs
in informational texts.
E3-2.8 Evaluate informational texts to identify propaganda techniques.
Standard E3-6: The student will access and use information from a
variety of sources.
E3-6.2 Use direct quotations, paraphrasing, or summarizing to incorporate
into oral or written works the information gathered from a variety of
research sources.
E3-6.7 Use a variety of print and electronic reference materials.
E3-6.8 Design and carry out research projects by selecting a topic,
constructing inquiry questions, accessing resources, and organizing
information.
- ENGLISH IV Standard E4-2: The student will read and comprehend a variety of
informational texts in print and nonprint formats.
E4-2.1 Evaluate theses within and across informational texts.
E4-2.2 Compare/contrast information within and across texts to draw
conclusions and make inferences.
E4-2.3 Analyze informational texts for indicators of author bias such as word
choice, the exclusion and inclusion of particular information, and
unsupported opinion.
E4-2.4 Create responses to informational texts through a variety of methods
such as drawings, written works, oral presentations, and media productions.
E4-2.6 Evaluate the impact that text elements have on the meaning of a
given informational text.
E4-2.7 Evaluate information from graphic features such as charts and graphs
in informational texts.
E4-2.8 Evaluate informational texts to identify propaganda techniques.
Standard E4-6: The student will access and use information from a
variety of sources.
E4-6.2 Use direct quotations, paraphrasing, or summarizing to incorporate
into oral or written works the information gathered from a variety of
research sources.
E4-6.6 Select appropriate graphics, in print or electronic form, to support
written works and oral and visual presentations.
E4-6.7 Use a variety of print and electronic reference materials.
E4-6.8 Design and carry out research projects by selecting a topic,
constructing inquiry questions, accessing resources, and organizing
information.
RECOMMENDED BOOKLIST
FICTION: CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY BOOKS MAPPED TO OUR COLLECTION
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
[ Book ] Call #: F TWA Twain, Mark.
Age of innocence
[ Book ] Call #: F WHA Wharton, Edith.
Animal farm
[ Book ] Call #: F ORW Orwell, George.
The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
[ Book ]
Call #: F GAI Gaines, Ernest J.
The bean trees : a novel
[ Book ] Call #: F KIN Kingsolver, Barbara.
Buried onions
[ Book ] Call #: F SOT Soto, Gary.
Catcher in the rye
[ Book ] Call #: F SAL Salinger, Jerome David.
Contender
[ Book ] Call #: F LIP Lipsyte, Robert.
Frankenstein
[ Book ] Call #: 741.5 SHE Shelley, Mary.
Great Gatsby
[ Book ] Call #: F FIT Fitzgerald, F. Scott
House on Mango Street
[ Book ] Call #: F CIS Cisneros, Sandra.
House on Mango Street
[ Book ] Call #: F CIS Cisneros, Sandra.
In the time of the butterflies
[ Book ] Call #: F ALV Alvarez, Julia.
Joy Luck Club
[ Book ] Call #: F TAN Tan, Amy.
Of mice and men
[ Book ] Call #: F STE Steinbeck, John.
Portrait of the artist as a young man
[ Book ] Call #: F JOY Joyce, James.
Pride and prejudice
[ Book ] Call #: F AUS Austen, Jane.
Return of the Native
[ Book ] Call #: F HAR Hardy, Thomas.
Scarlet letter
[ Book ] Call #: F HAW
Sense and sensibility
[ Book ] Call #: F AUS
A separate peace
[ Book ] Call #: F KNO
Silas Marner
[ Book ] Call #: F ELI
Sound and the fury : the
[ Book ] Call #: F FAU
Things fall apart
[ Book ] Call #: F ACH
To kill a mockingbird
[ Book ] Call #: F LEE
Typical American
[ Book ] Call #: F JEN
Hawthorne, Nathaniel.
Austen, Jane.
Knowles, John.
Eliot, George.
corrected text
Faulkner, William.
Achebe, Chinua.
Lee, Harper.
Jen, Gish.
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOKS MAPPED TO OUR COLLECTION
All quiet on the western front
[ Book ] Call #: F REM Remarque, Erich Maria.
Beyond the burning time
[ Book ] Call #: F LAS Lasky, Kathryn.
A farewell to arms
[ Book ] Call #: F HEM Hemingway, Ernest.
The grapes of wrath
[ Book ] Call #: F STE Steinbeck, John.
The jungle
[ Book ] Call #: F SIN Sinclair, Upton.
My Ántonia
[ Book ] Call #: F CAT Cather, Willa.
The red badge of courage
[ Book ] Call #: F CRA Crane, Stephen.
A tale of two cities
[ Book ] Call #: F DIC Dickens, Charles.
SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY BOOKS MAPPED TO OUR COLLECTION
1984: a novel
[ Book]
Call #: F ORW Orwell, George.
2001 : a space odyssey
[ Book ] Call #: F CLA Clarke, Arthur Charles.
Brave new world
[ Book ] Call #: F HUX Huxley, Aldous.
Fahrenheit 451
[ Book ] Call #: F BRA Bradbury, Ray.
Foundation
[ Book ] Call #: F ASI Asimov, Isaac.
The Martian chronicles
[ Book ] Call #: F BRA Bradbury, Ray.
FOLKLORE/MYTHOLOGY BOOKS MAPPED TO OUR COLLECTION
Beowulf
[ Book ] Call #: 829 BEO edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
The Iliad : the story of Achillês
[ Book ] Call #: 883 HOM Homer.
Le morte d'Arthur
[ Book ] Call #: 823 MAL Malory, Thomas.
Mules and men
[ Book ] Call #: 398.2 HUR Hurston, Zora Neale.
The Odyssey
[ Book ] Call #: 883 HOM Homer.
The once and future king
[ Book ] Call #: F WHI White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury).
SHORT STORIES BOOKS MAPPED TO OUR COLLECTION
Selected stories of Eudora Welty.
[ Book ] Call #: 808.8 WEL
POETRY BOOKS MAPPED TO OUR COLLECTION
The Canterbury tales
[ Book ] Call #: 821 CHA Chaucer, Geoffrey.
Poems for the people
[ Book ] Call #: 811 SAN Sandburg, Carl.
The waste land and other writings
[ Book ] Call #: 821 ELI Eliot, T. S.
Poems
[ Book ] Call #: 811 PLA Plath, Sylvia.
Selected poems of Emily Dickinson.
[ Book ] Call #: 811 DIC Dickinson, Emily
The Yeats reader : a portable compendium of poetry, drama, and prose
[ Book ] Call #: 821 YEA Yeats, W. B. (William Butler).
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
[ Book ] Call #: 821 TEN Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson.
Shelley's poetry and prose
[ Book ] Call #: 821 SHE Shelley, Percy Bysshe.
The poetry of Robert Frost
[ Book ] Call #: 811 FRO Frost, Robert.
Coleridge : lyrical romantic
[ Book ] Call #: 821 COL Coleridge, Samuel Taylor.
The collected works of Langston Hughes
[ Book ] Call #: 811 HUG Hughes, Langston.
The complete poems of John Keats.
[ Book ] Call #: 821 KEA Keats, John.
Shakespeare's sonnets and poems
[ Book ] Call #: 821 SHA Shakespeare, William.
ESSAYS AND SPEECHES
The words that shook the world: unforgettable speeches
[ Book ] Call #: 808.85 GRE Greene, Richard.
Best new American voices
[ Book ] Call #: 808.8 BES editor, Joyce Carol Oates.
Living through the Civil Rights Movement
[ Book ] Call #: 323.1196 LIV Charles George.
My fellow Americans : the most important speeches of America's presidents
[ Book ] Call #: 352.23 MY
Waldman, Michael.
The book of eulogies : a collection of memorial tributes, poetry, essays
[ Book ] Call #: 920.02 BOO Phyllis, Theroux.
DRAMA
Antigone
[ Book ] Call #: 882 SOP Sophocles.
The crucible : a play in four acts
[ Book ] Call #: 812 MIL Miller, Arthur.
Death of a salesman
[ Book ] Call #: 812 MIL Miller, Arthur
A doll’s house
[ Book ] Call #: 839.8 IBS Ibsen, Henrik
The glass menagerie
[ Book ] Call #: 812 WIL Williams, Tennessee.
Hamlet
[ Book ] Call #: 822.3 SHA Shakespeare, William.
Julius Caesar
[ Book ] Call #: R 822.3 SHA Shakespeare, William.
Macbeth
[ Book ] Call #: 822.3 SHA Shakespeare, William.
The Oedipus
[ Book ] Call #: 882 SOP Sophocles.
Pygmalion
[ Book ] Call #: 822 SHA Shaw, Bernard.
A raisin in the sun
[ Book ] Call #: 812 HAN Hansberry, Lorraine
Romeo and Juliet
[ Book ] Call #: 822.3 SHA Shakespeare, William
The tempest
[ Book ] Call #: 822.3 SHA Shakespeare, William.
Waiting for Godot : tragicomedy in 2 acts
[ Book ] Call #: 842.91 BEC Beckett, Samuel.
To be a slave
[ Book ] Call #: 306.3 LES Lester, Julius.
Alexander Graham Bell : making connections
[ Book ] Call #: B BEL Pasachoff, Naomi E.
The story of my life
[ Book ] Call #: B KEL Keller, Helen.
The woman warrior
[ Book ] Call #: B KIN Kingston, Maxine Hong.
NONFICTION
Carl Sagan's cosmic connection : an extraterrestrial perspective
[ Book ] Call #: 576.8 SAG Sagan, Carl,
The mathematical tourist : snapshots of modern mathematics
[ Book ] Call #: 510 PET Peterson, Ivars.
Roots : the saga of an American family
[ Book ] Call #: 920 HAL Haley, Alex.
The 7 habits of highly effective teens : the ultimate teenage success guide
[ Book ] Call #: 158 COV Covey, Sean.
Silent spring
[ Book ] Call #: 363.738 CAR Carson, Rachel.
To be a slave
[ Book ] Call #: 306.3 LES
Lester, Julius.
SPHS LITERATURE COLLECTION
Annotated Bibliography
Sorted by Call Number / Author
801 BLO
Bloom, Harold. How to read and why. 1st Touchstone ed. New York:
Simon & Schuster, 2001.
Examines short stories, poems, plays, and novels by literary greats
such as Shakespeare, Keats, Austen, Whitman, and Hemingway to
show twenty-first-century readers the pleasure and power of
reading.
801 CON
The Continuum encyclopedia of modern criticism and theory. New York:
Continuum, c2002.
Contains essays that provide insights into the history and
development of criticism in the humanities, covering notable
philosophers, literary critics, schools of thought, and movements in
Europe, North America, and Great Britain.
801 WOL
Wolfreys, Julian, 1958-. Key concepts in literary theory. Chicago:
Fitzroy Dearborn, c2001.
An alphabetical collection of terms with definitions discussing the
evolving nature of critical thinking within literary studies,
particularly during the last half of the twentieth-century.
802 BRO
Browner, Stephanie. Literature and the Internet: a guide for students,
teachers, and scholars. New York: Garland, 2000.
Discusses issues regarding literary material on the Internet,
including using it for teaching and research, evaluating Internet
sources, accessing material online, using hypertext theory in
literary studies, and other related topics.
807.6 AME
Amend, Allison. Cracking the SAT Literature Subject Test. 2005-2006
ed. New York: Random House, c2005.
Presents a comprehensive guide to preparing for the SAT literature
subject exam, and includes three full-length practice tests along
with answers and detailed explanations, test-taking strategies, and
more.
808 CAR
Careers in focus. 2nd ed. Chicago, Ill.: Ferguson, c2003.
A guide to the different career opportunities in the writing field that
provides information on each position's training requirements, job
responsibilities, and future outlook.
808 DIY
DiYanni, Robert. Literature: reading fiction, poetry, and drama.
Compact ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, c2000.
A guide to reading, understanding, and appreciating literature,
covering fiction, poetry, and drama, based on a system of
experiencing and responding to literary works, interpreting literary
works, and evaluating works of literature based on the values they
express. Includes discussion of writing about literature.
808 EBE
Ebel, Hans Friedrich. The art of scientific writing: from student reports
to professional publications in chemistry and related fields. 2nd,
completely rev. ed. Weinheim, [Germany]: Wiley-VCH, 2004.
Provides content, structure, and formatting guidance for science
writing, covering student reports, dissertations, journal articles,
and books as well as writing techniques, formulas, figures, tables,
and citations.
808 FLE
Fletcher, Ralph J. Live writing: breathing life into your words. New
York: Avon Books, c1999.
Presents techniques and strategies for a writer's "toolbox,"
designed to help produce energetic, interesting writing; covers
characters, voice, audience, conflict, setting, leads, endings, and
reading like a writer.
808 FOS
Foster, Thomas C. How to read literature like a professor: a lively and
entertaining guide to reading between the lines. 1st ed. New York:
Quill, c2003.
Presents a discussion on how to understand symbolism in
literature, discussing the appearance of journeys, eating,
drowning, rain, violence, sex, illness, geography, Christ figures,
and other signifiers, and how to see patterns the way literature
professors do.
808 FRA
Francis, Barbara, 1948-. Other people's words: what plagiarism is and
how to avoid it. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, c2005.
Presents an introduction to plagiarism, in simple text with
illustrations, explaining what it is, why it is wrong, and how it can
be avoided.
808 GAL
Galko, Francine. Better writing right now!: using words to your
advantage. 1st ed. New York: Learning Express, c2001.
A guide to improving writing skills that includes model essays,
professional advice for writing clearer, more concise, letters,
essays, and reports, easy-to-follow instructions, and information
on various writing styles.
808 GAS
Gass, William H., 1924-. Finding a form: essays. 1st ed. New York:
Knopf, 1996.
Collection of essays on art, writing, culture, nature, and other
cultural issues of the contemporary world.
808 GIB
Gibaldi, Joseph, 1942-. MLA handbook for writers of research papers.
6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
A style manual for preparing research papers. Includes information
on citing electronic publications.
808 GUI
Guiley, Rosemary. Career opportunities for writers. 4th ed. New York:
Checkmark Books, c2000.
Details salaries, skill requirements, advancement prospects, and
labor union information for people who are planning a career as a
writer, covering more than one hundred writing and editing jobs.
808 HEN
Henderson, Kathy, 1952-. The young writer's guide to getting
published. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest, c2001.
Offers advice to young writers on how to get their work published
and how to avoid publishing scams; discusses manuscript
preparation; profiles a selection of successful young writers; and
includes a listing of over one hundred markets and contests.
808 KAU
Kaufman, Daniel, 1968-. Essays that will get you into college. 2nd ed.
Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron's, c2003.
A guide to writing college admissions essays that reveals what
college admissions officials are looking for and offers tips and
strategies for planning and writing the perfect essay.
808 MCA
McAlpine, Rachel. Web word wizardry: a guide to writing for the Web
and Intranet. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, c2001.
Unleash the power of words -- Think Web -- Before you start
writing -- Write expressly for the Web -- Write for skim-reading -Write for the world -- But is it legible? -- Ins and outs of -- Writing
for an intranet -- Form and function -- The fine art of writing alttext -- How to make people trust you -- The quest for top ten
ranking -- From keywords to titles -- The irresistible description -The pros and cons of doorway pages -- Optimizing Web sites for
search engines -- A Web site that gets results -- Magic and math -Joy of Web. A comprehensive guide to writing for the Web and
Intranet that explains the difference between traditional business
writing and web design and offers advice on making online content
readable, usable, findable, accessible, and credible.
808 NOR
The Norton reader : an anthology of nonfiction. 11th ed. New York :
W.W. Norton & Co., c2004.
Presents an anthology of nonfiction prose, featuring over two
hundred selections of narration, description, and exposition, and
including over fifty drawings, paintings, and other images, as well
as advice on reading and writing.
808 ONE
O'Neil, Dennis, 1939-. The DC Comics guide to writing comics. New
York: Watson-Guptill, c2001.
"Batman" editor and writer Dennis O'Neil provides instruction on
writing comics, discussing story structure, drama, subplots,
characterization, script preparation, miniseries and maxiseries,
graphic novels, ongoing series, story arcs, the Levitz paradigm,
megaseries, adaptations, and continuity.
808 POE
The poetry of men's lives: an international anthology. Athens :
University of Georgia Press, c2004.
Presents an anthology of poetry from a variety of cultures and
languages that reflect the lives of men around the world and
covers such topics as aging and death, works, sports, and games,
families and friends, politics and war, and more.
808 PUB
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed.
Washington, DC American Psychological Association, c2001.
Explains the writing style and paper format that is used by the
American Psychological Association and discusses how to reduce
bias in language, how to present statistical information, how to
create a reference list, and other related topics.
808 RAN
Rand, Ayn. The art of nonfiction: a guide for writers and readers. New
York: Plume, c2001.
Offers a step-by-step explanation of the writing process and
discusses the psychological aspects of writing and the different
roles played by the conscious and subconscious mind.
808 ROO
Roorbach, Bill. Writing life stories. 1st pbk. ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : Story
Press, 2000, c1998.
A guide to writing stories, memoirs, and personal essays that
includes information on remembering distant memories; making
real people into characters; using public records, interviews, and
diaries to create a believable story; and other related topics. Also
includes a suggested reading list.
808 SEX
Sexton, Phillip. A picture is worth 1,000 words : images-driven story
prompts and exercises for writers. 1st ed. Cincinnati, Ohio :
Writer's Digest Book, c2007.
Contains over 110 black-and-white photographs, each paired with
a writing prompt, designed to help writers generate story ideas
while learning about their craft.
808 SMI
Smith, Brady. Proofreading, revising, & editing skills success in 20
minutes a day. 1st ed. New York: LearningExpress, c2003.
A guide to better writing that includes step-by-step lessons
designed to help people improve their proofreading, revising, and
editing skills.
808 SOR
Sorenson, Sharon. How to write research papers. 3rd ed. Australia ; :
Thomson/Arco, c2002.
Complete source to research and writing techniques, including
information on selecting a topic, finding sources, organizing
material, and outlining; also, displays today's most popular layout
styles and formats including the latest footnote and bibliography
styles, plus complete sample research papers with analyses.
808 SOV
Sova, Dawn B. How to write articles for newspapers and magazines.
2nd ed. Australia: Thomson/Arco, c2002.
Provides information on every phase of newspaper and magazine
writing, discussing what makes a good story, where to look for
sources and background data, and how to use various journalistic
techniques; and includes a review of common grammar, usage,
and spelling errors.
808 STA
Stark, Rachael. Research & writing skills : success in 20 minutes a day.
1st ed. New York: LearningExpress, c2003.
Presents a twenty-step process for researching and writing a
paper, each step designed to take twenty minutes. Includes lesson
summaries, pre- and post-tests, and specific, practical helpers
such as Web addresses, note card diagrams, and sample citations.
808 STE
Stewart, Mark A. (Mark Alan), 1957-. Best college admission essays.
3rd ed. Australia: Thomson/Peterson's, c2004.
Presents fifty successful sample college admission essays along
with essay do's and don'ts and tips from admission officials.
808 STR
Strunk, William, 1869-1946. The elements of style. 4th ed. Boston :
Allyn and Bacon, c2000.
A manual conveying the principles of plain English style.
808 THU
Thurman, Susan (Susan Sommers). The everything grammar and style
book : all the rules you need to know to master great writing.
Avon, MA: Adams Media Corp., c2002.
A guide to English grammar and style that provides information on
commonly misspelled words, root words, prefixes, and suffixes,
figures of speech, passive versus active voice, punctuation, and
other related topics.
808 USI
Using the Internet, online services, and CD-ROMs for writing research
and term papers. 2nd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers,
c2000.
Follows two students through the process of selecting a topic,
conducting research, and writing, revising, and polishing a
research paper, discussing each step of the process, with particular
attention to the information available and special rules for using
and documenting computer sources.
808 WAG
Wagner, Edith N., 1943-. Express yourself: writing skills for high
school. 1st ed. New York: Learning Express, c2002.
Contains examples, exercises, and activities designed to help high
school students improve their writing skills.
808 WAT
Watson, Jane, 1948-. Business writing basics. 2nd ed. Bellingham
[Wash.] : Self-Counsel Press, 2002.
Features over two hundred tips for effective business writing,
covering tone, grammar, word choice, appearance, organization,
electronic communications, and other topics, and includes a
selection of examples.
808 WHI
Whiteley, Carol. The everything creative writing book : all you need to
know to write a novel, short story, screenplay, poem, or article.
Avon, MA: Adams Media Corporation, c2002.
A guide to creative writing that provides tips and advice on writing
and publishing novels, plays, short stories, screenplays, poems,
and articles.
808 WOR
Worth, Richard. Webster's New World business writing handbook.
Indianapolis, Ind.: Wiley, c2002.
Explains how to make one's business writing clear, concise, and
conversational, discussing prewriting, writing, and revising, and
providing samples and instructions for procedure writing, letters
and memos, proposals, reports, E-mail, and presentations.
808 WRI
Writing creative nonfiction : instruction and insights from teachers of
the Associated Writing Programs. 1st ed. Cincinnati : Story Press,
2001.
A collection of more than thirty essays by various authors which
examine key elements of writing creative nonfiction.
808 WUL
Wulfemeyer, K. Tim. Beginning radio-TV newswriting : a selfinstructional learning experience. 4th ed. Ames, Iowa : Iowa State
Press, 2003.
An introduction to radio and television newswriting that introduces
students to the basic styles, principles, and techniques of radio-tv
writing.
808.1 ABB
Abbs, Peter, 1942-. The forms of poetry : a practical guide. Cambridge,
UK ; : Cambridge University Press, c1990.
An anthology of poetry that demonstrates the different forms
poetry can take in English literature and explains how college
students can better read and understand poems.
808.1 FLE
Fletcher, Ralph J. Poetry matters : writing a poem from the inside out.
1st ed. New York : HarperCollins, c2002.
Provides children with practical advice on how to write poems.
808.1 HIR
Hirsch, Edward. How to read a poem : and fall in love with poetry. 1st
ed. New York : Harcourt Brace & Co., c1999.
An exploration of poetry and feeling, presenting poems selected by
the author as emblematic because they suggest something crucial
about the nature of poetry itself, and offering his insights on how
the poems should be read.
808.1 MAY
Mayes, Frances. The discovery of poetry : a field guide to reading and
writing poems. 1st Harvest ed. San Diego : Harcourt, 2001.
Explains how focusing on each aspect of a poem can help readers
better understand, appreciate, and enjoy the whole reading and
writing experience.
808.1 NOR
The Norton introduction to poetry. 8th ed. New York : W.W. Norton,
c2002.
Presents 483 important poems by British, American, and world
authors and discusses interpretation, evaluation, and writing about
poetry. Includes an audio CD.
808.1 ROE
Roethke, Theodore, 1908-1963. On poetry and craft : selected prose of
Theodore Roethke. Port Townsend, Wash. : Copper Canyon Press,
c2001.
A collection of essays, critical articles, reviews, and journal entries
which explore the works of Theodore Roethke.
808.1 RYA
Ryan, Margaret. How to write a poem. New York : F. Watts, c1996.
Explores the steps and processes involved in writing poetry,
including finding subjects, rhyme and meter, free verse, making
revisions, and publication.
808.1 WAI
Wainwright, Jeffrey. Poetry : the basics. London ; : Routledge, 2004.
An introduction to poetry appreciation that discusses such aspects
as rhythm and measures, tone of voice, and form and presents
examples from a wide variety of sources, including children's
rhymes, Edgar Allan Poe, Geoffrey Chaucer, and William
Shakespeare.
808.2 ALT
Alterman, Glenn, 1946-. Creating your own monologue. New York :
Allworth Press, c1999.
A step-by-step guide to writing and producing monologues,
covering all aspects of the process from getting started to
marketing and promoting solo shows. Includes interviews with
notable monologists and solo play directors.
808.2 ARI
Aristotle. Aristotle's Poetics. 1st ed. New York : Norton, c1982.
Translation of: Peri poietikes. The work is discussed in terms of
Aristotelian thought and its Platonic roots.
808.2 DUN
Dunkleberger, Amy. So you want to be a film or TV screenwriter?
Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2008.
Explores television and movie screenwriting, providing a
description of the writing process; in-depth analyses of the scripts
of "On the Waterfront" and "The Breakfast Club;" an overview of
episodic form; and advice on finding a job.
808.2 HAY
Hayman, Ronald, 1932-. How to read a play. Rev. and updated ed. New
York : Grove Press, 1999.
An introduction to the art of translating a play or screenplay into
dramatic mental images that includes advice on how to read a
screenplay, recognize the differences between a screenplay and a
playscript, read stage directions, and portray feelings through
words.
808.2 LAW
Lawrence, Colton, 1968-. Big fat paycheck : a young person's guide to
writing for the movies. New York : Bantam Books, 2004.
Offers advice to young people on how to write a commercial
screenplay that will get noticed by a big Hollywood movie studio,
explaining how to turn good ideas into great screenplays,
describing the art of rewrites, and discussing how to get the script
to market.
808.2 POL
Pollock, Robert, 1930-. The everything screenwriting book : from
developing a treatment to writing and selling your script--all you
need to perfect your craft. Avon, MA : Adams Media, c2003.
An introduction to screenwriting that provides tips and information
on writing a sellable treatment, creating credible dialogue, fleshing
out memorable characters, editing and rewriting, finding an agent,
and other related topics.
808.2 SPE
Spencer, Stuart, 1957-. The playwright's guidebook. 1st ed. New York :
Faber and Faber, 2002.
A guide to creating a well-written play that includes writing
exercises and information on structure, the creative process,
troubleshooting, character development and other related topics.
808.3 BAI
Bailey, Tom, 1961-. A short story writer's companion. New York :
Oxford University Press, 2001.
A guide to the writing of short fiction that covers fictional truth and
significant detail, the elements of a short story, the fiction writing
process, and technique, incorporating examples from actual stories
throughout.
808.3 LUK
Lukeman, Noah. The plot thickens : 8 ways to bring fiction to life. 1st
ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2002.
Describes the principles and techniques of plot development in
fiction writing, discussing characterization, suspense, conflict,
transcendency, and other topics.
808.3 OZ
Oz, Amos. The story begins : essays on literature. 1st ed. New York :
Harcourt Brace, c1999.
Contains essays in which the author analyzes the opening sections
of a selection of novels and short stories,and explores the question
of why beginnings are so important.
808.3 RAN
Rand, Ayn. The art of fiction : a guide for writers and readers. New
York : Plume, c2000.
Author Ayn Rand discusses the essentials of reading and writing
fiction, how to combine abstract ideas with action to achieve
theme, plot, characterization, and style.
808.3 SEG
Segall, Miriam. Career building through fan fiction writing : new work
based on favorite fiction. 1st ed. New York : Rosen Pub., 2008.
Provides an introduction to fan fiction--a process in which a writer
uses stories created by someone else as a starting point for new
fiction using the same settings and characters, offers pointers on
writing fan fiction, and looks at how fan fiction can be used as a
base on which to build a career.
808.3 SOR
Sorenson, Sharon. How to write short stories. 4th ed. Australia ; :
Thomson/Arco, c2002.
A practical handbook that explains all of the steps in writing short
fiction, covering themes, characters, plot, setting, dialogue,
description, and other topics. Includes sample short stories with
critical analyses.
808.3 WHE
Wheat, Carolyn. How to write killer fiction : the funhouse of mystery &
the roller coaster of suspense. Palo Alto, CA : Perseverance
Press/John Daniel & Co., 2003.
A guide to writing suspense fiction that provides expert tips on
creating a plot, developing characters, writing the story, and other
related topics.
808.5 BEN
Ben Izzy, Joel. The beggar king and the secret of happiness. 1st ed.
Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2003.
Storyteller Joel ben Izzy tells about his experiences trying to regain
his voice after a vocal chord was paralyzed during cancer surgery,
and weaves the tale of his experiences with relevant fables from
around the world.
808.5 BLU
Blumstein, Rachel. Everything you need to know about public speaking.
1st ed. New York : Rosen, 2000.
Describes public speaking skills with practical advice on choosing a
topic, writing a speech, using visuals, practicing, and conquering
stage fright.
808.5 FRA
Frank, David A. Creative speaking. 2nd ed. Lincolnwood, Ill. : National
Textbook, c1995.
A handbook for students and coaches, providing rules, guidelines,
and models for participation in forensics competition. Gives an
overview of speechmaking plus an individual chapter analysis of
each type of speech.
808.5 JAN
Janner, Greville. Janner's complete speechmaker : with expanded
compendium of retellable tales. 7th ed. London : Thorogood,
c2003.
A guide to making a speech or presentation that provides
information on presentation, delivery, overcoming nerves, handling
the audience, using microphones, impromptu speaking, and other
related topics.
808.5 NAI
Naistadt, Ivy. Speak without fear : a total system for becoming a
natural, confident communicator. 1st ed. New York : Harper
Resource, c2004.
A guide to becoming a natural, confident speaker that explains
what causes stage fright, how it can be overcome, what factors
contribute to effective communication, and how to shine in any
public speaking venue.
808.5 NIE
Niemi, Loren, 1947-. Inviting the wolf in : thinking about the difficult
story. Little Rock, Ark. : August House, 2001.
Explores how people can deal with and understand stories which
are difficult to write or difficult to hear.
808.5 WIL
Wilbur, L. Perry. Holding audience attention : how to speak with
confidence, substance, and power. Colorado Springs, CO :
Piccadilly Books, c2000.
Describes the techniques professional speakers and performers use
to grab and hold their audiences' attention.
808.5 WOR
Words that changed America : great speeches that inspired, enthralled,
healed, and enlightened. Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2003.
Contains nearly eighty significant speeches from throughout the
history of the United States, grouped by theme, each with a brief
explanatory introduction.
808.53 PHI
Phillips, Leslie. Basic debate. 4th ed. Lincolnwood, Ill. : National
Textbook Co., c1997.
Discusses the fundamental skills needed to participate in debates,
and includes information on debate propositions, ethics, preparing
evidence, and succeeding in student congress debates.
808.6 MAY
May, Debra Hart, 1961-. Everyday letters for busy people : hundreds of
samples you can adapt at a moment's notice : invitations and
resignations, complaints and condolences, e-mail and snail mail,
and more. Rev. ed. Franklin Lakes, NJ : Career Press, c2004.
Provides hundreds of sample letters that can be adapted for use in
a variety of situations, including invitations, resignations,
complaints, condolences, E-mails, and others.
808.6 MEY
Meyer, Harold E., 1920-. Lifetime encyclopedia of letters. Rev. and
expanded. Paramus, NJ : Prentice Hall, c1998.
A collection of 981 model letters appropriate for a wide variety of
business or personal occasions, including thank-you and
appreciation, collection and warnings, making tributes, asking for a
job interview, and others; organized by name, category, and topic.
808.8 AFR
African short stories. Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, 1987, c1985.
Twenty stories from across the continent of Africa.
808.8 ALE
Alexie, Sherman, 1966-. Ten little Indians : stories. 1st ed. New York :
Grove Press, c2003.
The search engine -- Lawyer's league -- Can I get a witness? -- Do
not go gentle -- Flight patterns -- The life and times of Estelle
Walks Above -- Do you know where I am? -- What you pawn I will
redeem -- What ever happened to Frank Snake Church?. Contains
nine short fiction stories about Native Americans struggling with
personal and cultural challenges.
808.8 AM
Am I blue? : coming out from the silence. New York : Harper Trophy,
c1994.
A collection of short stories about homosexuality by such authors
as Bruce Coville, M.E. Kerr, William Sleator, and Jane Yolen.
808.8 AME
American eyes : new Asian-American short stories for young adults. 1st
Ballantine Books ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 1996, c1994.
Blonde / Katherine Min -- Excerpt from Wild meat and the bully
burgers / Lois-Ann Yamanaka -- House painting / Lan Samantha
Chang -- Home now / Ryan Oba -- Summer of my Korean soldier /
Marie G. Lee -- Singing apples / Cynthia Kadohata -- Knuckles /
Mary F. Chen -- Fortune teller / Nguyen Duc Minh -- Excerpt from
Bone / Fae Myenne Ng -- A matter of faith / Peter Bacho. These
ten stories reflect the conflict Asian-Americans face in balancing an
ancient heritage and an unknown future.
808.8 AME
American short story masterpieces. New York : Dell, 1989.
Collection of thirty-six modern American short stories with realistic
themes, written in the years from 1954 to 1986.
808.8 AME
American West : twenty new stories from the Western Writers of
America. 1st trade pbk. ed. New York : Forge, 2002, c2001.
Presents twenty short stories set in the American West, featuring
selections by members of the Western Writers of America,
including Jory Sherman, Max Evans, Elmer Kelton, Deborah
Morgan, and others.
808.8 AND
Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875. Tales and stories. Seattle
: University of Washington Press, 1982, c1980.
The tinderbox -- The princess and the pea -- The traveling
companion -- The little mermaid -- The swineherd -- etc.
808.8 BE
Be afraid : tales of horror. Toronto : Tundra Books ;, c2000.
Fifteen tales of horror by fifteen different writers, drawn from real
life experiences.
808.8 BES
The best American mystery stories 2002. Boston : Houghton Mifflin,
2002.
Presents twenty mystery stories originally published in periodicals
or books in 2001, selected for inclusion by guest editor James
Ellroy, with contributors' notes, and a list of additional
distinguished stories of the year.
808.8 BES
The best from fantasy & science fiction : the fiftieth anniversary
anthology. 1st ed. New York : Tom Doherty Associates, 1999.
Contains twenty-one short stories published between 1993 and
1998 in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.".
808.8 BES
Best new American voices, 2003. 1st ed. New York : Harcourt, c2002.
Good / by Cheryl Strayed -- The woman who tasted of rose oil / by
Esi Edugyan -- At Cellio / by Susan Austin -- April / by Katherine
Noel -- Chickensnake / by Brad Vice -- The year draws in the day /
by Hal Horton -- Under the influence / by Jenn McKee -- Peace / by
Dylan Tai Nguyen -- The storekeeper / by Otis Haschemeyer -Transparency / by Frances Hwang -- Circuits / by Caimeen Garett - Who is Beatrice? / by Belle Boggs -- A few short notes on tropical
butterflies / by John Murray -- Everything must go / by Barry
Matthews -- The good life / by Laura Hawley. Author Joyce Carol
Oates selects fifteen works of American and Canadian short fiction
from graduate writing programs, arts organizations, workshops,
and summer conferences to represent the best in contemporary
writing.
808.8 BEZ
Bezmozgis, David, 1973-. Natasha and other stories. 1st ed. New York
: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004.
Tapka -- Roman Berman, massage therapist -- The second
strongest man -- An animal to the memory -- Natasha -- Choynski
-- Minyan. Presents seven related stories which follow the lives and
experiences of the Bermans, a family of Russian Jews, after they
immigrate to Toronto in 1980.
808.8 BLO
Block, Francesca Lia. Girl Goddess #9 : nine stories. 1st Harper Trophy
ed. New York : Harper Trophy, 1998, c1996.
Tweetie Sweet Pea -- Blue -- Dragons in Manhattan -- Girl Goddess
#9 -- Rave -- The canyon -- Pixie and Pony -- Winnie and Cubby -Orpheus. Nine stories for young adult readers about girls of every
age, shape, and size, who are learning that the world is not a
simple place and that there is more than one way to live.
808.8 BLO
Block, Francesca Lia. The rose and the beast : fairy tales retold. 1st
pbk. ed. New York : Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins, 2001,
c2000.
Snow -- Tiny -- Glass -- Charm -- Wolf -- Rose -- Bones -- Beast -Ice. Nine classic fairy tales set in modern, magical landscapes and
retold with a twist.
808.8 BRA
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. Bradbury stories : 100 of his most celebrated
tales. 1st ed. New York : W. Morrow, c2003.
A collection of one hundred short stories by Ray Bradbury.
808.8 BRA
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. Classic stories. : selections from The golden
apples of the sun and, R is for rocket. Grand master ed. New York
: Bantam, 1990.
A collection of thirty-two stories from an author whom many
consider to be one of the best science fiction/fantasy writers of our
age.
808.8 BRA
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. Driving blind : stories. New York : Avon Books,
[1998], c1997.
Collection of short fiction examining the social fabric of the United
States in the twentieth century.
808.8 BRA
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. I sing the body electric and other stories. New
York : Avon Books, [1998].
The Kilimanjaro device -- The terrible conflagration up at the place
-- Tomorrow's child -- The women -- The inspired chicken motel -Downwind from Gettysburg -- Yes, we'll gather at the river -- The
cold wind and the warm -- Night call, collect -- The haunting of the
new -- I sing the body electric! -- The tombling day -- Any friend of
Nicholas Nickleby's a friend of mine -- Heavy-set -- The man in the
Rorschach shirt -- Henry the Ninth -- The lost city of Mars -Christus Apollo. A collection of short stories by Ray Bradbury that
have an element of the unexpected, including an electric
grandmother, a strange parrot, and a priest on Mars.
808.8 BRA
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. The illustrated man. New York : Avon Books,
1997.
Eighteen science fiction stories, including "The Other Foot", "Zero
Hour," "The Long Rain," "The Rocket Man," "The Last Night of the
World," and "The Exiles.".
808.8 BRA
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. Quicker than the eye. New York : Avon Books,
[1997], c1996.
A collection of twenty-one new short fiction stories by science
fiction/fantasy/magic-realism author Ray Bradbury.
808.8 BRA
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-. The stories of Ray Bradbury. 1st ed. New York :
Knopf :, 1980.
A collection of one hundred stories by the author.
808.8 BRO
Brown, Roberta Simpson, 1939-. The queen of the cold-blooded tales.
1st ed. Little Rock, Ark. : August House Publishers, 1993.
The tractor -- Sleeping bags -- Households -- The whittler -Whispers -- Night voice -- Pop-ups -- Skin crawlers -- Flower child
-- Threads -- The handle -- Where Freddy is -- The closet -- Up for
grabs -- Betty's light -- Lighthouses -- Green thumbs -- The craft
shop -- Feed my cats -- The wake-up call -- The egg hunt -Bonediggers. A collection of twenty-two horror stories by a
storyteller who specializes in ghost and horror stories.
808.8 CAP
Capote, Truman, 1924-. Breakfast at Tiffany's : a short novel and three
stories. 1994 Modern Library ed. New York : Modern Library, 1994.
Breakfast at Tiffany's -- House of flowers -- A diamond guitar -- A
Christmas memory. Contains the title work about Holly Golightly, a
Manhattan playgirl whose antics mask a pain-filled past; and
includes three additional stories, "House of Flowers," "A Diamond
Guitar," and "A Christmas Memory.".
808.8 CEN
A century of great Western stories. 1st ed. New York : Forge, 2000.
A collection of twenty-eight Western short stories, drawn from
throughout the twentieth century.
808.8 CHA
Chan, Gillian. Glory days and other stories. 1st U.S. ed. Buffalo, N.Y. :
Kids Can Press, 1997.
Singing the blues -- The boy most likely -- The courtship of Rudy -The invisible girl -- Glory days. Collection of five stories featuring
Rachel, Art, Rudy, Luisa, and Michael, students at Elmwood High
School relating their tales of the ups and downs of adolescence.
808.8 CHA
Chan, Gillian. Golden girl and other stories. 1st U.S. ed. Buffalo, N.Y. :
Kids Can Press, 1997.
The buddy system -- Elly, Nell and Eleanor -- Golden girl -- Smalltown Napoleon -- Alternative measures. Collection of five stories
featuring Dennis, Elly, Anna, Donna, Bob, and Andy, students at
Elmwood High School relating their tales of the ups and downs of
adolescence.
808.8 CHA
Chandler, Elizabeth. Kissed by an angel. Simon Pulse ed. New York :
Simon Pulse, 2008, c1995.
Kissed by an angel -- The power of love -- Soulmates. When her
boyfriend died, Ivy thought she had lost everything but he has
returned as her guardian angel with a mission to protect her from
his killer.
808.8 CHA
Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959. Collected stories. New York : Alfred A.
Knopf :, c2002.
An anthology of all of Raymond Chandler's short detective stories.
808.8 CHA
Chairman Mao would not be amused : fiction from today's China. 1st
ed. New York : Grove Press, c1995.
A collection of twenty-one short fiction stories of love, sex, murder,
honor, and superstition, written by a variety of contemporary
Chinese authors.
808.8 CHE
Cheever, John. The stories of John Cheever. New York : Knopf :, 1978.
A collection of sixty-one of Cheever's short stories, including four
that have never been published in book form.
808.8 CHE
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. The Russian master and other
stories. Oxford ; : Oxford University Press, [1999].
A collection of stories by Russian author Anton Chekhov in which
his characters have to accept the loss of their ideals.
808.8 CHE
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Selected stories. New York :
Signet Classic, [2003], c1960.
The confession -- He understood -- At sea : a sailor's story -- A
nincompoop -- Surgery -- Ninochka : a love story -- A cure for
drinking -- The jailer jailed -- The dance pianist -- The milksop -Marriage in ten or fifteen years -- In spring -- Agafya -- The kiss -The father -- In exile -- Three years -- The house with the Mansard
: an artist's story -- Peasants -- The darling. Presents English
translations of twenty short stories by nineteenth-century Russian
author Anton Chekhov.
808.8 CHO
Chopin, Kate, 1851-1904. The awakening and selected short stories.
New York : Bantam Books, 1992.
Tells of a woman's desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana
resort owner whom she meets on vacation. Includes a selection of
short stories, including "Beyond the Bayou," "A Respectable
Woman," and "A Pair of Silk Stockings.".
808.8 CHR
Chrisman, Arthur Bowie, 1889-1953. Shen of the sea : Chinese stories
for children. New York : Dutton, [1968], c1953.
Sixteen original stories reflecting the spirit of Chinese life and
thought.
808.8 CIS
Cisneros, Sandra. Woman hollering creek and other stories. 1st Vintage
contemporaries ed. New York : Vintage Books, 1992.
A collection of short stories giving voice to the vigorous and varied
life on both sides of the United States-Mexican border.
808.8 CLA
Clarke, Arthur Charles, 1917-. The collected stories of Arthur C. Clarke.
1st U.S. ed. New York : Tor, 2001.
Collects more than one hundred short stories by renowned science
fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, spanning his career from 1937
through 1999.
808.8 COL
Colette, 1873-1954. The collected stories of Colette. New York :
Noonday Press/Farrar, 1989.
Collection of one hundred short stories by the author known
worldwide as Colette.
808.8 COL
The color of absence : 12 stories about loss and hope. 1st ed. New York
: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2001.
Presents twelve short stories that examine how young people deal
with different types of loss.
808.8 COV
Coville, Bruce. Odder than ever : stories. 1st Harcourt Paperbacks ed.
San Diego : Harcourt, 2000, c1999.
A collection of nine short stories featuring a ghost, a goblin, a
giant, and other unusual creatures.
808.8 CRA
Crace, Jim. The devil's larder. 1st American ed. New York : Farrar,
Straus and Giroux, 2001.
A collection of sixty-four short stories by Jim Crace about food,
sex, and desire.
808.8 CRA
Crane, Stephen. Maggie, a girl of the streets and other short fiction.
Bantam Classic ed. New York : Bantam, 1986.
Maggie: a girl of the streets -- The monster -- The blue hotel -The bride comes to Yellow Sky -- The open boat. Features the tale
of a pretty young girl driven to brutal excesses by poverty and
loneliness, and includes four additional short stories by Crane.
808.8 CRU
Crutcher, Chris. Athletic shorts : six short stories. 1st ed. New York :
Greenwillow, c1991.
A brief moment in the life of Angus Bethune -- The pin -- The other
pin -- Goin' fishin' -- Telephone man -- In the time I get. A
collection of short stories featuring characters from earlier books
by Chris Crutcher.
808.8 CUR
Curtis, Caroline, d. 1979. Stories of life in old Hawaii. Honolulu :
Kamehameha Schools Press, 1998.
Presents a glimpse into everyday life in nineteenth-century Hawaii
through over seventy stories about home building, gardens, mat
making, canoe making, hula school, religious customs, and other
aspects of Hawaiian culture.
808.8 DAH
Dahl, Roald. Skin and other stories. New York : Viking, 2000.
Skin -- Lamb to the slaughter -- The sound machine -- An African
story -- Galloping Foley -- The wish -- The surgeon -- Dip in the
pool -- The champion of the world -- Beware of the dog -- My lady
love, my dove. Introduces teenagers to the adult short stories of
Roald Dahl.
808.8 DAH
Dahl, Roald. The umbrella man and other stories. New York : Viking,
1998.
Thirteen stories, selected for teenagers, from Dahl's adult writings,
including "The Great Automatic Grammatizator," "Mrs. Bixby and
the Colonel's Coat," and "Vengeance is Mine Inc.".
808.8 DE
De Lint, Charles, 1951-. Waifs and strays. New York : Viking, [2002].
Merlin dreams in the Moondream Wood -- There's no such thing -Sisters -- Fairy dust -- A wish named Arnold -- Wooden bones -The graceless child -- A tattoo on her heart -- Stick -- May this be
your last sorrow -- One Chance -- Alone -- But for the grace go I -Ghosts of wind and shadow -- Waifs and strays -- Somewhere in
my mind there is a painting box. A collection of sixteen short
fantasy stories about modern teenagers--many of whom also
appear in the author's novels--who feel ostracized and whose lives
are changed when they encounter mysterious realms.
808.8 DEA
Death by horoscope. 1st Carroll & Graf ed. New York : Carroll & Graf,
2001.
A collection of astrological mysteries by various popular crime
authors.
808.8 DES
Destination unexpected : short stories. 1st ed. Cambridge, MA :
Candlewick Press, 2003.
Something old, something new / Joyce Sweeney -- Brutal interlude
/ Ron Koertge -- Bread on the water / David Lubar -- My people /
Margaret Peterson Haddix -- Bad blood / Will Weaver -- Keep
smiling / Alex Flinn -- August lights / Kimberly Willis Holt -- The
kiss in the carryon bag / Richard Peck -- Mosquito / Graham
Salisbury -- Tourist trapped / Ellen Wittlinger. Presents ten short
stories for teens about lessons learned and discoveries made on
journeys near and far. Includes such authors as Alex Flinn, Joyce
Sweeney, and Richard Peck.
808.8 DOC
Doctorow, E. L., 1931-. Sweet land stories. 1st ed. New York : Random
House, c2004.
A house on the plains -- Baby Wilson -- Jolene : a life -- Walter
John Harmon -- Child, dead, in the rose garden. Contains a series
of five short stories that deal with poverty, love, faith, and abuse
of power.
808.8 DON
Don't cramp my style : stories about that time of the month. 1st ed.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2004.
Introduction: "Snapshots in blood" / by Michelle H. Martin -"Taking care of things" / by Pat Brisson -- "The heroic quest of
Douglas McGawain" / by David Lubar -- "Moon time child" / by
Alice McGill -- "The women's house" / by Dianne Ochiltree -- "The
Czarevna of Muscovy" / by Joan Elizabeth Goodman -- "Sleeping
Beauty" / by Lisa Rowe Fraustino -- "Transfusion" / by Joyce
McDonald -- "Maroon" / by Han Nolan -- "Ritual purity" / by
Deborah Heiligman -- "Losing it" / by Julie Stockler -- "The uterus
fairy" / by Linda Oatman High. A collection of fictional narratives
by various authors that explore how women react to their
menstrual cycles.
808.8 DOS
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881. Great short works of Fyodor
Dostoevsky. 1st Perennial Classics ed. New York : Perennial
Classics, 2004, c1968.
The double -- White nights -- A disgraceful affair -- Notes from the
underground -- The gambler -- The eternal husband -- A gentle
creature -- The dream of a ridiculous man. Presents a collection of
eight short works of nineteenth-century Russian writer, Fyodor
Dostoevsky including "Notes from the Underground," "The Double,"
and "A Gentle Creature.".
808.8 EPS
Epstein, Joseph, 1937-. Fabulous small Jews. Boston : Houghton Mifflin,
2003.
A collection of short stories by Joseph Epstein which feature men
and women at various crossroads and turning points in their lives.
808.8 FAC
Face relations : 11 stories about seeing beyond color. 1st ed. New York
: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2004.
Phat acceptance / by Jess Mowry -- Skins / by Joseph Bruchac -Snow / by Sherri Winston -- The heartbeat of the soul of the world
/ by René Saldaña, Jr. -- Hum / by Naomi Shihab Nye -- Epiphany
/ by Ellen Wittlinger -- Black and white / by Kyoko Mori -- Hearing
flower / M.E. Kerr -- Gold / by Marina Budhos -- Mr. Ruben / by
Rita Williams-Garcia -- Negress / by Marilyn Singer. Contains a
collection of eleven short stories that explore racial issues and
diversity in high school, and examines what can happen when
people look beyond race.
808.8 FAU
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Collected stories of William Faulkner. 1st
Vintage International ed. New York : Vintage International, 1995.
Presents forty-two of the author's short stories from two earlier
collections--"These 13" and "Doctor Martino and Other Stories"--
and from magazines such as "Harper's Magazine" and "The
Saturday Evening Post.".
808.8 FAU
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Selected short stories of William
Faulkner. New York : Modern Library, 1993.
Presents thirteen short stories written by William Faulkner between
1929 and 1945.
808.8 FAU
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Three famous short novels. Vintage
books ed. New York : Vintage, 1961, c1958.
Spotted horses -- Old man -- The bear. A collection of three
novellas. "Spotted Horses" is an account of a horse auction and the
dispute that arose from it. "Old Man" is the story of a convict and a
pregnant woman who end up together during a flood on the lower
Mississippi. "The Bear" is the story of a boy coming to terms with
the adult world by learning to hunt.
808.8 FAU
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Uncollected stories of William Faulkner.
Vintage Books ed. New York : Vintage Books, 1981.
Contains forty-five of Faulkner's stories that were previously
uncollected in the form in which they were first written.
808.8 FIR
First crossing : stories about teen immigrants. 1st ed. Cambridge, MA :
Candlewick Press, 2004.
First crossing / Pam Muñoz Ryan -- Second culture kids / Dian
Curtis Regan -- My favorite chaperone / Jean Davies Okimoto -They don't mean it! / Lensey Namioka -- Pulling up stakes / David
Lubar -- Lines of scrimmage / Elsa Marston -- The Swede / Alden
R. Carter -- The rose of sharon / Marie G. Lee -- Make Maddie mad
/ Rita Williams-Garcia -- The green armchair / Minfong Ho. Stories
of recent Mexican, Venezuelan, Kazakh, Chinese, Romanian,
Palestinian, Swedish, Korean, Haitian, and Cambodian immigrants
reveal what it is like to face prejudice, language barriers, and
homesickness along with common teenage feelings and needs.
808.8 FIR
Firebirds : an anthology of original fantasy and science fiction. New
York : Firebird, 2005, c2003.
Cotillion / by Delia Sherman -- The baby in the night deposit box /
by Megan Whalen Turner -- Beauty / by Sherwood Smith -Mariposa / by Nancy Springer -- Max Mondrosch / by Lloyd
Alexander -- The fall of Ys / by Meredith Ann Pierce -- Medusa / by
Michael Cadnum -- The black fox / by Emma Bull (adaptation) ;
and Charles Vess (illustrations) -- Byndley / by Patricia A. McKillip
-- The lady of the ice garden / by Kara Dalkey -- Hope chest / by
Garth Nix -- Chasing the wind / by Elizabeth E. Wein -- Little Dot /
by Diana Wynne Jones -- Remember me / by Nancy Farmer -Flotsam / by Nina Kiriki Hoffman -- The flying woman / by Laurel
Winter. Presents award-winning science fiction and fantasy stories,
including a comic-book-style adaptation of a traditional ballad, all
by authors connected with Firebird Books including Lloyd
Alexander, Meredith Ann Pierce, Emma Bull, and thirteen others.
808.8 FIR
Firebirds : an anthology of original fantasy and science fiction. New
York : Firebird, 2003.
Cotillion / by Delia Sherman -- The baby in the night deposit box /
by Megan Whalen Turner -- Beauty / by Sherwood Smith -Mariposa / by Nancy Springer -- Max Mondrosch / by Lloyd
Alexander -- The fall of Ys / by Meredith Ann Pierce -- Medusa / by
Michael Cadnum -- The black fox / by Emma Bull (adaptation) ;
and Charles Vess (illustrations) -- Byndley / by Patricia A. McKillip
-- The lady of the ice garden / by Kara Dalkey -- Hope chest / by
Garth Nix -- Chasing the wind / by Elizabeth E. Wein -- Little Dot /
by Diana Wynne Jones -- Remember me / by Nancy Farmer -Flotsam / by Nina Kiriki Hoffman -- The flying woman / by Laurel
Winter. Presents award-winning science fiction and fantasy stories,
including a comic-book-style adaptation of a traditional ballad, all
by authors connected with Firebird Books including Lloyd
Alexander, Meredith Ann Pierce, Emma Bull, and thirteen others.
808.8 FIT
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Before Gatsby : the
first twenty-six stories. Columbia : University of South Carolina
Press, c2001.
Presents twenty-six short fiction stories written by F. Scott
Fitzgerald between 1919 and 1923 for various commercial
publications.
808.8 FIT
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. The short stories of F.
Scott Fitzgerald. 1st Scribner classics ed. New York : Scribner,
1998.
Contains forty-three short stories collected from throughout F.
Scott Fitzgerald's career, including the novellas "The Rich Boy,"
"May Day," and "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," as well as
writings he did for the "Saturday Evening Post" and other
publications.
808.8 FLA
Flake, Sharon. Who am I without him? : short stories about girls and
the boys in their lives. Pbk. ed. New York : Jump at the
Sun/Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, 2007, c2005.
So I ain't no good girl -- Girl, didn't I say I don't write letters? -The ugly one -- Mookie in love -- Don't be disrespecting me -- I
like white boys -- Jacob's rules -- I know a stupid boy when I see
one -- Hunting for boys -- Wanted: a thug -- Not a boy -- A letter
to my daughter. Presents ten short stories about teenage girls
struggling with issues of self-worth.
808.8 FLA
Flake, Sharon. Who am I without him? : short stories about girls and
the boys in their lives. 1st ed. New York : Jump at the
Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, c2004.
So I ain't no good girl -- The ugly one -- Wanted: a thug -- I know
a stupid boy when I see one -- Mookie in love -- Don't be
disrespecting me -- I like white boys -- Jacob's rules -- Hunting for
boys -- A letter to my daughter. Presents ten short stories about
teenage girls struggling with issues of self-worth.
808.8 GAL
Galens, Judy, 1968-. Experiencing the Holocaust. Detroit : U·X·L :,
c2003.
Profiles novels and nonfiction books about the Holocaust, providing
information on their authors, content, and relationship to real
events; and also includes an introduction and time line.
808.8 GAL
Galens, Judy, 1968-. Experiencing the Holocaust. Detroit : U·X·L :,
c2003.
Profiles short stories, poems, plays, films, and works of music
about the Holocaust, providing information on their authors,
composers, or directors; their content; and their relationship to
real events; and also includes a bibliography.
808.8 GAR
García Márquez, Gabriel, 1928-. No one writes to the colonel, and other
stories. 1st Harper Colophon ed. New York : Perennial Library,
1979, c1968.
Collection of short stories by the award-winning author, translated
from Spanish, including the title work and "Big Mama's Funeral," a
series of related tales.
808.8 GOT
Gothic! : ten original dark tales. 1st ed. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick
Press, 2004.
Lungewater / Joan Aiken -- Morgan Roehmar's boys / Vivian Vande
Velde -- Watch and wake / M.T. Anderson -- Forbidden brides of
the faceless slaves in the nameless house of the night of dread
desire / Neil Gaiman -- The dead and the moonstruck / Caitlin R.
Kiernan -- Have no fear, Crumpot is here! / Barry Yourgrau -Stone tower / Janni Lee Simner -- The prank / Gregory Maguire -Writing on the wall / Celia Rees -- Endings / Garth Nix. Presents
ten original stories of vampires, ghosts, witches, and sorcerers,
including selections from Joan Aiken, Neil Gaiman, Gregory
Maguire, and others.
808.8 GRA
Graver, Elizabeth, 1964-. Have you seen me? Pittsburgh, PA :
University of Pittsburgh Press, c1991.
Around the world -- Have you seen me? -- Yellow tent -- The blue
hour -- Scraps -- The boy who fell forty feet -- The experimental
forest -- The body shop -- Music for four doors -- The counting
game. A collection of ten short stories about young and old people
trying to survive difficult circumstances.
808.8 GRE
The greatest baseball stories ever told. Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press,
c2001.
A collection of twenty-nine stories and essays dealing with
baseball, including works by Roger Angell, Abbott & Costello, Ring
Lardner, Zane Grey, John Updike, and others.
808.8 GRE
The greatest war stories ever told. Guilford, CT : Lyons Press, c2001.
A collection of twenty-four war stories, including both fiction and
nonfiction selections by Ernest Hemingway, Bruce Catton, Rudyard
Kipling, S.L.A. Marshall, and other authors.
808.8 GRE
The greatest dog stories ever told. Guilford, CT : Lyons Press, c2001.
A collection of thirty-six stories, poems, and essays by various
authors in which the main characters are dogs.
808.8 GRE
The greatest escape stories ever told. Guilford, CT : Lyons Press,
c2002.
Introduction / Darren Brown -- Escape from the Tower of London /
John Buchan -- Jack Sheppard earns fame / Phillip Alban -- Escape
from Leads / Casanova -- The Bastille / Henri Masers de Latude -Baron Trenck -- Louis Napoleon / F.T. Briffault -- The cemetery of
the Chateau d'If / Alexandre Dumas -- A question of passports /
Baroness Orczy -- Three years among the Comanches / Nelson Lee
-- General Morgan's flight from the north / Thomas Hines -Colonel Rose's tunnel / Frank Moran -- How we escaped from
Pretoria / Captain Aylmer Haldane -- A gunman breaks jail /
Edward H. Smith. Eamon de Valera / Frank Kelly -- Georgia chain
gang fugitive / Robert E. Burns -- Papillon / Henri Charriere -- A
man escaped / Andre Devigny -- Escape strategy / Pat Reid -- Bid
for freedom / Walter Thomas -- Escape or die / Paul Brickhill -Damon "Rocky" Gause / Major Damon Gause -- Down in Korea /
Ward Millar -- Escape from Laos / Dieter Dengler -- Out of a
Turkish prison / Billy Hayes with William Hoffer -- Dark, deep-laid
plans / Mark Twain. Presents twenty-five stories about or inspired
by real escapes throughout history, including accounts of the
daring feats of prisoners of war and victims of wrongful
imprisonment, and tales by Alexandre Dumas and Mark Twain.
808.8 GRE
The Green Man : tales from the mythic forest. New York : Viking,
[2002].
An anthology of eighteen poems and short stories in which various
writers of magical fiction interpret the spirits of nature. Includes a
brief career profile of each included author.
808.8 GRE
The greatest football stories ever told : twenty tales of gridiron glory.
Guilford, CT : Lyons Press, c2003.
Presents twenty fiction and nonfiction stories by such authors as
John Ed Bradley, H. G. Bissinger, and Elwood Reid, celebrating the
pains and joys of football.
808.8 GRE
The greatest boxing stories ever told. Guilford, CT : Lyons Press,
c2002.
A collection of thirty-six stories about boxing by various authors.
808.8 GRE
Greenberg, Martin H. Past imperfect. New York : DAW Books, c2001.
Introduction / by Larry Segriff -- Blood trail / by Kristine Kathryn
Rusch -- Things I didn't know my father knew / by Peter Crowther
-- Jeff's best joke / by Jane Lindskold -- In the company of heroes
/ by Diane Duane -- Doing time / by Robin Wayne Bailey -Palimpset day / by Gary A. Braunbeck -- The gift of a dream / by
Dean Wesley Smith -- A touch through time / by Kathleen M.
Massie-Ferch -- Theory of relativity / by Jody Lynn Nye -Iterations / by William H. Keith, Jr. -- Convolution / by James P.
Hogan -- Mint condition / by Nina Kiriki Hoffman. Presents twelve
time-travel tales by such science fiction writers as Peter Crowther,
Dean Wesley Smith, and Nina Kiriki Hoffman.
808.8 GRO
Growing up ethnic in America : contemporary fiction about learning to
be American. New York : Penguin Books, 1999.
Contains thirty-five short fiction stories in which the authors
explore issues of race and ethnicity in America.
808.8 GRO
Growing up Latino : memoirs and stories. Boston : Houghton Mifflin,
c1993.
Daughter of invention / J. Alvarez -- The moths / H.M. Viramontes
-- Un hijo del sol / G. Gonzalez -- An apology to the moon furies /
E. Vega -- The ruins / P.P. Martin -- The closet / D. Chávez -- The
day the Cisco Kid shot John Wayne / N. Candelaria -- Mr.
Mendelsohn / N. Mohr -- On the road to Texas : Pete Fonseca / T.
Rivera -- Pocho / J.A. Villareal -- Brother Imás / R. Hinojosa -Golden glass / A. Villanueva -- People should not die in June in
South Texas / G. Anzaldúa -- The monkey garden / S. Cisneros -The apple orchard / R.A. Anaya. Collection of classic and recent
Latino writing in English.
808.8 GUM
Gumbo : a celebration of African American writing. 1st ed. New York :
Harlem Moon, c2002.
An anthology of short fiction stories, featuring selections by over
seventy African-American writers, including Bebe Moore Campbell,
Gloria Naylor, David Wright, and Bertice Berry.
808.8 HAL
Hall, Donald, 1928-. Willow Temple : new & selected stories. Boston :
Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
From Willow Temple -- The accident -- The first woman -Christmas snow -- Lake Paradise -- The figure of the woods -- The
ideal bakery -- Roast suckling pig -- Widowers' woods -- Argument
and persuasion -- The fifth box -- New England primer. A collection
of twelve short fiction stories by Donald Hall.
808.8 HAR
American historical documents 1000-1904 : with introductions, notes
and illustrations. Danbury, Connecticut : Grolier Enterprises Corp,
[c1980].
808.8 HEI
The Heinemann book of contemporary African short stories. Oxford ; :
Heinemann, 1992.
A collection of twenty contemporary African short stories.
808.8 HEN
Henry, O., 1862-1910. The best short stories of O. Henry. Modern
Library ed. New York : Modern Library, c1994.
Contains thirty-eight stories from the author's mellow, humorous,
and ironic moods.
808.8 HER
Her war story : twentieth-century women write about war. Carbondale
[Ill.] : Southern Illinois University Press, c1999.
A collection of writings, including poems, essays, works of fiction,
diary entries, and newspaper articles, written by women who have
experienced the emotional, political, and military aspects of war
throughout the twentieth century.
808.8 HUG
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Short stories. 1st pbk. ed. New York :
Hill and Wang, 1997, c1996.
A collection of forty-seven stories written by the author between
1919 and 1963.
808.8 JAM
James, Henry, 1843-1916. The turn of the screw and other short
fiction. Bantam classic ed. New York : Bantam, 1981.
The turn of the screw -- Washington Square -- Daisy Miller : a
study -- The beast in the jungle -- The jolly corner. Contains five
short fiction stories by nineteenth-century American writer Henry
James, including the title work about two children whose new
governess believes are being haunted by the ghosts of former
servants.
808.8 JOI
Join in : multiethnic short stories by outstanding writers for young
adults. New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young
Readers, [1995], c1993.
Seventeen authors, at the invitation of the editor, wrote these
stories especially for this collection featuring teenagers in America
from various ethnic backgrounds.
808.8 JOY
Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Dubliners. New York : Bantam Books, 1990.
The sisters -- An encounter -- Araby -- Eveline -- After the race -Two gallants -- The boarding house -- A little cloud -- Counterparts
-- Clay -- A painful case -- Ivy day in the committee room -- A
mother -- Grace -- The dead. Presents James Joyce's vignettes of
Irish life in fifteen stories on Dublin.
808.8 KIN
King, Stephen, 1947-. Everything's eventual : 14 dark tales. New York :
Scribner, c2002.
Autopsy room four -- The man in the black suit -- All that you love
will be carried away -- The death of Jack Hamilton -- In the
deathroom -- The little sisters of Eluria -- Everything's eventual -L.T.'s theory of pets -- The road virus heads north -- Lunch at the
Gotham Café -- That feeling, you can only say what it is in French
-- 1408 -- Riding the bullet -- Lucky quarter. A collection of
fourteen short horror stories by Stephen King, including several
prize winning selections, as well as "Riding the Bullet," which was
originally published online.
808.8 KIN
King, Stephen, 1947-. Full dark, no stars. 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
New York : Scribner, 2010.
1922 -- Big driver -- Fair extension -- A good marriage. Contains
four short stories by Stephen King, including "1922," in which
James' wife's suggestion that they sell the family homestead and
move to Omaha leads to a murderous chain of events, along with
"Big Diver" and "Fair Extension.".
808.8 LAM
L'Amour, Louis. The outlaws of mesquite : frontier stories. New York :
Bantam, c1990.
The outlaws of Mesquite -- Love and the Cactus Kid -- The ghost
maker -- The drift -- etc.
808.8 LE
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-. Tales from Earthsea. Ace trade pbk. ed. New
York : Ace Books, 2002, c2001.
The finder -- Darkrose and Diamond -- The bones of the earth -On the high marsh -- Dragonfly -- A description of Earthsea.
Explores further the magical world of Earthsea through five tales of
events which occur before or after the time of the original novels,
as well as an essay on the people, languages, history and magic of
the place.
808.8 LEG
Legends : short novels by the masters of modern fantasy. 1st ed. New
York : Tor, 1998.
Contains original short novels by eleven best-selling modern
creators of fantasy fiction, each set in an imaginary universe made
famous by the author in previous books. Includes works by
Stephen King, Terry Goodkind, Ursula Le Guin, and Anne
McCaffrey.
808.8 LIF
Life bytes. Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press in association
with City of Subiaco Library, 2002.
Home is where the heart is / Abigail Hudson -- Butt and winge /
Rose Kingdom-Barron -- To change death / Jessica Lee -- Brain
over brawn / Elliot Dellys -- Lost in reality / Ella Wisniewski -School daze / Alex Malkovic -- Bear friends / Li-Xia Tan -- La
famiglia / Amelia D'Orsogna -- Trapped / Aliesha Niehus -- Shifting
the goalposts / Lauren Counsel -- The lucky ones / Alison Storey -Snap decision / Peter Platell -- Me + year 9 + a new school =
aaarrgghhhh! / Tracey Carroll. A collection of short stories by
Australian youth about going to school and other life experiences.
808.8 LIN
Link, Kelly. Pretty monsters : stories. New York : Viking, 2008.
The wrong grave -- The wizards of Perfl -- Magic for beginners -The faery handbag -- The specialist's hat -- Monster -- The surfer - The constable of Abal -- Pretty monsters. A collection of monster
stories from Kelly Link, and features selections entitled "The Faery
Handbag," in which an old woman carries an entire village around
in her purse; as well as "The Surfer," and others.
808.8 LIT
The literary ghost : great contemporary ghost stories. 1st ed. New York
: Atlantic Monthly Press, c1991.
Collection of twenty ghost stories by contemporary writers such as
Lance Olson, Anne Sexton, and A. S. Byatt.
808.8 LON
London, Jack, 1876-1916. The best short stories of Jack London. 1st
Premier ed. New York : Fawcett Premier, 1962.
A collection of short stories by author Jack London including "To
the man on trial," "To build a fire," and "The pearls of parlay.".
808.8 LON
London, Jack, 1876-1916. To build a fire and other stories. Bantam
classic ed. New York : Bantam Books, 1986.
Includes twenty-five stories including the Klondike stories, and
other stories spanning American author Jack London's career.
808.8 LOV
Love & sex : ten stories of truth. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York :
Simon Pulse, 2003, c2001.
Extra virgin / Joan Bauer -- Fine and dandy / Louise Hawes -Lightning bringer / Garth Nix -- Secret shelf / Sonya Sones -Snake / Laurie Halse Anderson -- The cure of Curtis / Chris Lynch - The acuteness of desire / Michael Lowenthal -- Troll bumps /
Shelly Stoehr -- Watcher / Angela Johnson -- The welcome / Emma
Donoghue. Presents ten original stories for young adults that
explore various aspects of love and sexuality, featuring selections
by Joan Bauer, Chris Lynch, Emma Donoghue, and others.
808.8 LYN
Lynch, Chris. All the old haunts. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins,
c2001.
Foghorn -- Chlorine -- The cure for Curtis -- Womb to tomb -- Off
ya go, so -- Horror vacui -- Good-bye is good-bye -- The hobbyist - Two hundred yards -- Pissin' and moanin'. Presents ten stories
about the deep and inescapable effects of the past on teenagers.
808.8 MAM
The Mammoth book of science fiction. New York : Carroll & Graf ;,
c2002.
A collection of short science fiction stories by twenty of the genre's
leading authors.
808.8 MAN
Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955. Death in Venice and other stories. New
York : Bantam Books, 1988.
Contains seven stories, including the title work, by German
novelist Thomas Mann, written in the early part of his career from
1896 through 1912.
808.8 MAU
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965. Collected
short stories. New York : Penguin Books, 1977.
Contains thirty stories by the English author set in the South Seas
and Europe, and bearing Maugham's perception of human
weakness and human relationships.
808.8 MAU
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965. Collected
short stories : volume 2. New York : Penguin in association with
Heinemann, c1951.
Contains twenty-four short stories by the English author set in the
South Seas, Europe, and America, and bearing Maugham's
perception of human weakness and human relationships.
808.8 MAU
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965. Collected
short stories : volume 3. New York : Penguin, 1977.
Includes seven short stories based on the experiences of the
English author, all united by the character of Ashenden, an agent
in the Intelligence Department during World War I.
808.8 MAU
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965. Collected
short stories. New York : Penguin Books, 1978.
Contains thirty stories by the English author mainly set in the
colonies, in a world in which men and women are caught between
their European values and the richness and ambiguity of the
unfamiliar surroundings.
808.8 MCC
McCorkle, Jill, 1958-. Final vinyl days and other stories. 1st ed. Chapel
Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1998.
Contains nine short fiction stories about characters who follow the
road less traveled.
808.8 MCC
McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967. The ballad of the sad café and other
stories. Bantam ed. New York : Bantam, 1971.
The ballad of the sad café -- Wunderkind --The jockey -- Madame
Zilensky and the King of Finland -- The sojourner -- A domestic
dilemma -- A tree, a rock, a cloud. A collection of seven stories by
the American author.
808.8 MCC
McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967. Collected stories : including The
member of the wedding and The ballad of the sad café. 1st Mariner
books ed. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1998, c1987.
Presents a collection of twenty-one short fiction stories and
novellas by American author Carson McCullers, including "The
Member of the Wedding," and "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe," two of
her most critically acclaimed works.
808.8 MCK
McKinley, Robin. A knot in the grain and other stories. 1st Harper
Trophy ed. New York : HarperTrophy, 1995.
The healer -- The stagman -- Touk's house -- Buttercups -- A knot
in the grain. Five tales of magical worlds in which women have
control over their own destinies.
808.8 MCL
McLaren, Clemence. Aphrodite's blessings : love stories from the Greek
myths. 1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
c2002.
Running from love, Atalanta's story -- Dreams of a golden hero,
Andromeda's story -- For the love of a god, Psyche's story.
Atalanta, Andromeda, and Psyche, three female characters in
Greek mythology, tell the stories of their marriages. Includes
information on love and marriage in ancient Greece.
808.8 MEL
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd and other tales. New York :
Signet Classic, [1998].
Billy Budd -- The piazza -- Bartleby -- Benito Cereno -- The
lightning-rod man -- The Encantadas, or, Enchanted Isles -- The
bell-tower -- The town-ho's story from Moby Dick. A collection of
eight short stories by the author of "Moby Dick.".
808.8 MEL
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd, Sailor and other stories. New
York : Bantam Books, 1984.
Billy Budd, Sailor -- The piazza -- Bartleby -- Benito Cereno -- The
encantadas -- The bell-tower. A collection of six short stories by
the author of "Moby Dick.".
808.8 MIC
Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-. Tales of the South Pacific.
Ballantine ed. New York : Fawcett Crest, 1984.
The South Pacific -- Coral sea -- Mutiny -- An officer and a
gentleman -- The cave -- The milk run -- Alligator -- Our herione -Dry rot -- Fo' dolla' -- Passion -- A boar's tooth -- Wine for the
mess at Segi -- The airstrip at Konora -- Those who fraternize -The strike -- Frisco -- The landing on Kuralei -- A cemetery at
Hoga Point. Tales of love and war, set in the islands of the South
Pacific during World War II.
808.8 MON
Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942. Chronicles of Avonlea.
Bantam classic ed. New York : Bantam, 1989.
A collection of twelve short stories set on Prince Edward Island in
Avonlea.
808.8 MOR
More stories we tell : the best contemporary short stories by North
American women. 1st ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2004.
Presents short stories from 1972 through 2002 by twenty-four
North American women authors including Toni Cade Bambara,
Sandra Cisneros, Joyce Carol Oates, and Alice McDermott.
808.8 MYE
Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-. 145th Street : short stories. New York :
Delacorte Press, c2000.
Ten stories portray life on a block in Harlem.
808.8 MYE
Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-. A time to love : stories from the Old
Testament. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2003.
Samson and Delilah -- Reuben and Joseph -- Ruth and Naomi -Abraham and Isaac -- Zillah and Lot -- Aser and Gamiel. A retelling
of six stories from the Old Testament, which explore the
complexity of love from the perspective of Ruth, Delilah, Reuben,
Isaac, Gamiel, and Zillah.
808.8 NEC
Necessary noise : stories about our families as they really are. 1st ed.
New York : Joanna Cotler Books, c2003.
Hardware / Joan Bauer -- Siskiyou Sloan and the eye of the giraffe
/ Norma Howe -- Necessary noise / Emma Donoghue -- The
throwaway: a suite / Nikki Grimes -- Visit / Walter Dean Myers -- A
family illness: a mom-son conversation / Joyce Carol Thomas -- A
woman's touch / Rita Williams-Garcia -- Sailing away / Michael
Cart -- Dr. Jeckyll and Sister Hyde / Sonya Sones -- Snowbound /
Lois Lowry. Contains ten short fiction stories for young adults that
look at different types of families, both traditional and nontraditional, including selections by Nikki Grimes, Lois Lowry, Walter
Dean Myers, and others.
808.8 NEW
New magics : an anthology of today's fantasy. 1st ed. New York : Tor,
2004.
Chivalry / Neil Gaiman -- Charis / Ellen Kushner -- Jo's hair /
Susan Palwick -- Not all wolves / Harry Turtledove -- Stealing God
/ Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald -- Mama Gone / Jane Yolen
-- The bone woman / Charles de Lint -- Liza and the crazy water
man / Andy Duncan -- Mom and Dad at the home front / Sherwood
Smith -- A bird that whistles / Emma Bull -- The bones of the earth
/ Ursula K. Le Guin -- Hatrack River / Orson Scott Card. Presents
twelve short fantasy stories written between 1986 and 2001,
including selections from Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, Ursula LeGuin,
and others.
808.8 NEW
New skies : an anthology of today's science fiction. 1st ed. New York :
Tor, 2003.
They're made out of meat / Terry Bisson -- A walk in the sun /
Geoffrey A. Landis -- Peaches for Mad Molly / Steven Gould -Serpents' teeth / Spider Robinson -- Uncle Joshua and the
Grooglemen / Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald -- A letter from
the Clearys / Connie Willis -- Brian and the aliens / Will Shetterly - Different kinds of darkness / David Langford -- Will you be an
astronaut? / Greg van Eekhout -- Cards of grief / Jane Yolen -Tangents / Greg Bear -- The alien mind / Philip K. Dick -- Out of all
them bright stars / Nancy Kress -- The Lincoln train / Maureen F.
McHugh -- Arthur Sternbach brings the curveball to Mars / Kim
Stanley Robinson -- Salvage / Orson Scott Card -- The great
goodbye / Robert Charles Wilson. A collection of short fiction
stories which reflect the new generation of science fiction which is
evolving.
808.8 NEW
The new young Oxford book of ghost stories. Oxford [England] ; :
Oxford University Press, 1999.
A collection of over twenty ghost stories telling of haunted houses,
ghostly apparitions, and the supernatural.
808.8 NIG
Night terrors : stories of shadow and substance. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks
ed. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1997, c1996.
Moon kill / Patricia Windsor -- Girl at the window / Richard Peck -The dark beast of death / Joan Lowery Nixon -- The bogey man /
Annette Curtis Klause -- The beautiful thing / Harry Mazer -- The
house on Buffalo Street / Norma Fox Mazer -- Satan's shadow /
Alane Ferguson -- The monkey's wedding / Joan Aiken -- The grind
of an axe / Theodore Taylor -- The chosen / Madge Harrah -Bearing Paul / Chris Lynch. Collection of eleven stories in which
prize winning authors of young adult mysteries share their visions
of the eeriness and terror that lurks in the night.
808.8 NO
No easy answers : short stories about teenagers making tough choices.
New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers.,
[1999], c1997.
Introduction -- How did I get myself into this? : The photograph /
Will Weaver -- Bliss at the Burger Bar / Louise Plummer -- Moon
over Missouri / T. Ernesto Bethancourt -- It seemed like a good
idea at the time : I've got Gloria / M.E. Kerr -- Duet / Ron Koertge
-- Confession / Gloria D. Miklowitz -- What do I do now? : Simon
says / Monica Hughes -- The un-numbing of Cory Willhouse /
Virginia Euwer Wolff -- Eva and the mayor / Jean Davies Okimoto - Little Li and the Old Soldier / Lensey Namioka -- Stranger /
Walter Dean Myers -- How do I get myself out of this? : X-15s /
Jack Gantos -- Cradle hold / David Klass -- Wishing it away / Rita
Williams-Garcia -- I'm sorry : Trashback / Alden R. Carter -- The
Doi Store monkey / Graham Salisbury. A collection of sixteen short
stories, by Louise Plummer, M.E. Kerr, Jack Gantos, and others,
about teenagers in situations that test their character.
808.8 NOR
The Norton book of American short stories. 1st ed. New York : Norton,
c1988.
A collection of seventy American short stories ranging from Ben
Franklin to authors of the 1980s.
808.8 NOR
The Norton anthology of world masterpieces. Expanded ed. in one vol.
New York : W.W. Norton, c1997.
Presents significant literary works from around the world, spanning
approximately 2500-1300 B.C. through the mid-twentieth century;
includes works from the West and from Africa, China, India, Japan,
the Middle East, and Native America; and each text includes notes
and an introduction.
808.8 NOR
The Norton anthology of world masterpieces. : the Western tradition.
7th ed. New York : Norton, c1999.
A library of Western literature, featuring complete longer works,
lyric poems, and short prose writings from the Ancient World, the
Middle Ages, and the Renaissance; with introductory comments for
each section, maps, timelines, and pronouncing glossaries.
808.8 NOR
The Norton anthology of world masterpieces. : the Western tradition.
7th ed. New York : Norton, c1999.
A library of Western literature, featuring complete works, lyric
poems, and short prose writings from the Enlightenment, the
nineteenth century, and the twentieth century; with introductory
comments for each section, maps, timelines, and a pronouncing
glossary.
808.8 NOT
Nothing makes you free : writings by descendants of Jewish Holocaust
survivors. 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton, c2002.
A collection of fictional and nonfictional writings by children of
Holocaust survivors, including selections by Art Spiegelman, Eva
Hoffman, Peter Singer, and others.
808.8 OAT
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-. Small avalanches and other stories. 1st ed.
New York : HarperTempest, c2003.
Where are you going, where have you been? -- The sky blue ball -Small avalanches -- Haunted -- Bad girls -- How I contemplated
the world... -- "Shot" -- Why don't you come live with me it's time
-- Life after high school -- Capricorn -- The visit -- The model. A
collection of twelve short stories for young people including "Where
Are You Going, Where Have You Been," "Life After High School,"
and "How I Contemplated the World.".
808.8 OCO
O'Connor, Flannery. Everything that rises must converge. New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1965].
Everything that rises must converge -- Greenleaf -- A view of the
woods -- The enduring chill -- The comforts of home -- The lame
shall enter first -- Revelation -- Parker's back -- Judgement Day. A
collection of nine stories set in the South, written just before the
author's death at age thirty-nine.
808.8 OCO
O'Connor, Flannery. Three by Flannery O'Connor. New York : Signet
Classic, [1983].
Wise blood -- The violent bear it away -- Everything that rises
must converge. Contains three works by American author Flannery
O'Connor, including "Wise Blood," "The Violent Bear It Away," and
"Everything That Rises Must Converge.".
808.8 OCO
O'Connor, Frank, 1903-1966. Collected stories. 1st Vintage Books ed.
New York : Vintage Books, 1982.
Guests of the nation -- The late Henry Conran -- The bridal night -The Grand Vizier's daughters -- Song without words -- The
shepherds -- The long road to Ummera -- The cheapjack -- The
Luceys -- Uprooted -- The mad Lomasneys -- News for the church
-- Judas -- The babes in the wood -- The frying-pan -- The miracle
-- Don Juan's temptation -- First confession -- The man of the
house -- The drunkard -- Christmas morning -- My first Protestant
-- Legal aid -- The masculine principle -- The sentry -- The lady of
the sagas -- Darcy in the Land of Youth -- My Oedipus complex -The pretender -- Freedom -- Peasants -- The majesty of the law -Eternal triangle -- Masculine protests -- The sorcerer's apprentice - The little mother -- A sense of responsibility -- Counsel for
Oedipus -- The old faith -- Unapproved route -- The study of
history -- Expectation of life -- The ugly duckling -- Fish for Friday
-- A set of variations on a borrowed theme -- The American wife -The impossible marriage -- The cheat -- The weeping children -An out-and-out free gift -- The Corkerys -- A story by Maupassant
-- A great man -- Androcles' heel -- The wreath -- The teacher's
mass -- The martyr -- Requiem -- An act of charity -- The Mass
Island -- There is a lone house -- The story teller -- Last post -The cornet player who betrayed Ireland -- Ghosts. A collection of
sixty-seven short stories by the noted twentieth century Irish
author.
808.8 ON
On the fringe. New York : Speak, 2003.
Geeks bearing gifts / Ron Koertge -- Great expectations / M.E. Kerr
-- Shortcut / Nancy Werlin -- Through a window / Angela Johnson - Musak for Prozac / Jack Gantos -- Standing on the roof naked /
Francess Lantz -- Mrs. Noonan / Graham Salisbury -- WWJD / Will
Weaver -- Satyagraha / Alden R. Carter -- A letter from the fringe
/ Joan Bauer -- Guns for geeks / Chris Crutcher. A collection of
eleven stories by various authors that explore the experiences of
social outsiders in high school.
808.8 ON
On the edge : stories at the brink. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York
: Aladdin Paperbacks, 2001, c2000.
Stevie in the mirror / by Ellen Wittlinger -- Nethergrave / by Gloria
Skurzynski -- Pig brains / by Alden R. Carter --Fine? / by Margaret
Peterson Haddix -- Hot lava / by Pete Hautman -- Secret numbers
/ by Winifred Morris -- Pluto / by Gail Carson Levine -- Unbalanced
/ by William Sleator -- Sables mouvants / by Liza Ketchum --
Steppin' Eddie / by Rich Wallace -- The ravine / by Graham
Salisbury -- In the Valley of Elephants / by Terry Davis. A
collection of twelve stories by different writers and in different
genres in each of which a young person is physically and/or
emotionally on the edge.
808.8 ONE
One hot second : stories about desire. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A.
Knopf :, 2002.
Rules for love and death / Ellen Wittlinger -- Who hears the fish
cry? / Norma Fox Mazer -- Driving her wild / Jennifer Armstrong -The county fair / Victor Martinez -- Loving Megan / Nancy Garden - One hot second / Rachel Vail -- Someone bold / Sarah Dessen -Lorena / Jacqueline Woodson -- Team men / Emma Donoghue -Dawn / Rich Wallace -- A kind of music / Angela Johnson. A
collection of eleven stories by award-winning authors that explore
the many varieties of teenage desire, including first crushes, first
kisses, and first times.
808.8 ORT
Ortiz Cofer, Judith, 1952-. An island like you : stories of the barrio. New
York : Puffin Books, 1996, c1995.
Bad influence -- Arturo's flight -- Beauty lessons -- Catch the moon
-- An hour with abuelo -- The one who watches -- Matoa's mirror -Don José of La Mancha -- Abuela invents the zero -- A job for
Valentín -- Home to El Building -- White balloons. Twelve stories
about young people caught between their Puerto Rican heritage
and their American surroundings.
808.8 OTH
The other side of heaven : postwar fiction. 1st ed. Willimantic, CT :
Curbstone Press, 1995.
The American blues / Ward Just -- Wandering souls / Bao Ninh -Nada / Judith Oritz Cofer -- Fragment of a man / Ho Anh Thai -- A
soldier's burial / Philip Caputo -- Two village women / Nguyen
Quang Thieu -- The honored dead / Breece D'J Pancake -- The
house behind the temple of literature / Tran Vu -- Helping / Robert
Stone -- The rucksack / Le Luu -- The pugilist at rest / Thom Jones
-- Please don't knock on my door / Xuan Thieu -- Speaking of
courage / Tim O'Brien -- The man who stained his soul / Vu Bao -Dressed like summer leaves / Andre Dubus -- The slope of life /
Nguyen Mong Giac -- Waiting for dark / Larry Brown -- Waiting for
a friend / Ngo Lu Tap -- Paco's dreams / Larry Heinemann -- Tony
D / Le Minh Khue -- The billion dollar skeleton / Phan Huy Duong -The autobiography of a useless person / Nguyen Xuan Hoang -Coming down again / John Balaban -- The key / Vo Phien -- The
walls, the house, the sky / Thanhha Lai -- Twilight / Hoang Khoi
Phong -- Rashad / John Edgar Wideman -- The sound of harness
bells / Nguyen Quang Lap -- Point Lookout / Wayne Karlin -Humping the boonies / Bobbie Ann Mason. Stories written by
American and Vietnamese authors, exploring the aftermath of the
Vietnam War.
808.8 OXF
The Oxford book of English short stories. Oxford [England] ; : Oxford
University Press, 1998.
An anthology of thirty-seven English short stories selected from
the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, featuring works on a
variety of themes by Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, Aldous Huxley,
T.H. White, Rose Tremain, and many others.
808.8 OXF
The Oxford book of American short stories. Oxford [England] ; : Oxford
University Press, 1992.
Rip Van Winkle / W. Irving -- Peter Rugg, the missing man / W.
Austin -- The wives of the dead / N. Hawthorne -- The paradise of
bachelors / H. Melville -- The tartus of maids / H. Melville -- The
tell-tale heart / E.A. Poe -- The ghost in the mill / H.B. Stowe -Cannibalism in the cars / S. Clemens -- A white heron / S.O.
Jewett -- The storm / K. Chopin -- The sheriff's children / C.
Chesnutt -- The yellow wallpaper / C.P. Gilman -- The middle years
/ H. James -- In a far country / J. London -- Old Woman Magoun /
M.E.W. Freeman -- The little regiment / S. Crane -- A journey / E.
Wharton -- The strength of God / S. Anderson -- A death in the
desert / W. Cather -- Blood-burning moon / J. Toomer -- A clean,
well-lighted place / E. Hemingway -- An alcoholic case / F.S.
Fitzgerald -- The girl with a pimply face / W.C. Williams -- He /
K.A. Porter -- That evening sun / W. Faulkner -- Sweat / Z.N.
Hurston -- Red-headed baby / L. Hughes -- The man who was
almost a man / R. Wright -- A distant episode / P. Bowles -- A late
encounter with the enemy / F. O'Connor -- Sonny's blues / J.
Baldwin -- Battle royal / R. Ellison -- There will come soft rains / R.
Bradbury -- Rain in the heart / P. Taylor -- Where is the voice
coming from? / E. Welty -- The lecture / I.B. Singer -- My son the
murderer / B. Malamud -- Something to remember me by / S.
Bellow -- The death of Justina / J. Cheever -- Texts / U.K. Le Guin
-- The school / D. Barthelme -- The persistence of desire / J.
Updike -- Alaska / A. Adams -- Are these actual miles / R. Carver - Yellow Woman / L.M. Silko -- The shawl / C. Ozick -- Heat / J.C.
Oates -- Hunters in the snow / T. Wolff -- The things they carried /
T. O'Brien -- Big Bertha stories / B.A. Mason -- Fever / J.E.
Wideman -- The management of grief / B. Mukherjee -- Two kinds
/ A. Tan -- Fleur / L. Erdrich -- Gravity / D. Leavitt -- The house on
Mango Street / S. Cisneros -- Town smokes / P. Benedict.
Collection of fifty-six American short stories that includes
biographical information about each author.
808.8 OXF
The Oxford book of Victorian ghost stories. Oxford ; : Oxford University
Press, 2003, c1991.
A collection of thirty-four English ghost stories written during the
Victorian Era.
808.8 PAC
Packer, ZZ. Drinking coffee elsewhere. New York : Riverhead Books,
2003.
Brownies -- Every tongue shall confess -- Our Lady of Peace -- The
ant of the self -- Drinking coffee elsewhere -- Speaking in tongues
-- Geese -- Doris is coming. Presents eight short stories revolving
around young African-Americans, from little girls in a Brownie
troop to a young man who accompanies his father to the Million
Man March.
808.8 PAR
The Paris review book of heartbreak, madness, sex, love, betrayal,
outsiders, intoxication, war, whimsy, horrors, God, death, dinner,
baseball, travels, the art of writing, and everything else in the
world since 1953. New York : Picador, c2003.
A collection of fiction, poetry, interviews, essays, and art which
reflect on heartbreak, madness, love, betrayal, intoxication, war,
and other horrifying topics.
808.8 PLA
Places I never meant to be : original stories by censored writers. 1st
ed. New York : Simon & Schuster for Young Readers, 1999.
Introduction / Judy Blume -- Meeting the mugger / Norma Fox
Mazer -- Spear / Julius Lester. -- Going sentimental / Rachel Vail -Baseball camp / David Klass -- The red dragonfly / Katherine
Paterson -- July Saturday / Jacqueline Woodson -- Love and
centipedes / Paul Zindel -- Lie, no lie / Chris Lynch -- The rat
children / Harry Mazer -- Ashes / Susan Beth Pfeffer -- The beast is
in the labyrinth / Walter Dean Myers -- Something which is nonexistent / Norma Klein. A collection of short stories accompanied
by short essays on censorship by twelve authors whose works
have been challenged in the past.
808.8 POE
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. The fall of the house of usher and other
tales. New York : Signet, [1998].
The balloon-hoax -- Ms. found in a bottle -- A descent into the
maelström -- The murders in the rue morgue -- The purloined
letter -- The black cat -- The fall of the house of usher -- The pit
and the pendulum -- The masque of the red death -- The cask of
amontillado -- The tell-tale heart -- Diddling -- The man that was
used up -- Narrative of A. Gordon Pym. Presents fifteen short
stories by Edgar Allan Poe, including "The Fall of the House of
Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "Narrative of A. Gordon Pym,"
and includes an introduction and bibliography.
808.8 POE
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. The tales of Edgar Allan Poe. New York :
Books of Wonder, c1991.
An illustrated collection of stories by the well-known horror author,
including "The Gold Bug," "The Tell-tale Heart," "The Fall of the
House of Usher," and "The Pit and the Pendulum.".
808.8 POR
Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980. The collected stories of Katherine
Anne Porter. 1st Harvest/HBJ ed. New York : Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, 1979, c1969.
Collection of short stories by Katherine Anne Porter featuring four
stories not available elsewhere in book form.
808.8 PRI
Prize stories, 1999 : the O. Henry Awards. 1st Anchor Books Original
ed. New York : Anchor Books, 1999.
A collection of short stories that were chosen for the 1999 O.
Henry Awards, including selections by Peter Baida, Cary Holladay,
Alice Munro, and seventeen others.
808.8 PUS
Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837. Alexander Pushkin,
complete prose fiction. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,
c1983.
Presents an English translation of the complete prose fiction of
nineteenth-century Russian author Alexander Pushkin. Includes
notes on the texts as well as an essay on the development of
Pushkin's narrative style.
808.8 RIC
Rice, David, 1964-. Crazy loco : stories. New York : Speak, 2003,
c2001.
Sugarcane fire -- Her other son -- Valentine -- Papa Lalo -- Crazy
loco -- Proud to be an American -- She flies -- The California
cousins -- Last mass. A collection of nine stories about Mexican
American kids growing up in the Rio Grande Valley of southern
Texas.
808.8 ROS
Rosenblum, Mary. Synthesis & other virtual realities. 1st ed. Sauk City,
Wis. : Arkham House Publishers, c1996.
Collection of nine science fiction stories, telling of people struggling
to survive in often austere futuristic landscapes.
808.8 SAL
Saldaña, René. Finding our way : stories. New York : Wendy Lamb
Books, c2003.
The good Samaritan -- Chuy's beginnings -- SylvieSylvieSylvie -Los Twelve Days of Christmas -- Andy and Ruthie -- Alternative -My self myself -- Un faite -- Manny calls -- The dive -- Finding our
way. A collection of eleven short fiction stories about teens who
are trying to find their own paths to adulthood.
808.8 SAL
Salisbury, Graham. Island boyz : short stories. New York : Wendy
Lamb Books, c2002.
Island boyz -- The ravine -- Mrs. Noonan -- Forty bucks -- The
hurricane -- Aumakua -- Frankie Diamond is robbing us blind -Waiting for the war -- The doi store monkey -- Angel-baby -- Hat
of clouds. Presents ten short stories by award-winning Hawaiianborn young adult author Graham Salisbury.
808.8 SAR
Saroyan, William, 1908-. The man with the heart in the highlands &
other early stories. New York : New Directions Pub. Corp., 1989.
A collection of sixteen stories by Saroyan written in the 1930s and
1940s.
808.8 SHO
Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916. Tevye the dairyman ; and, The railroad
stories. New York : Schocken Books, 1987.
Contains all the tales of Tevye the dairyman and his daughters and
the twenty-one Railroad stories.
808.8 SIN
Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-. The collected stories of Isaac Bashevis
Singer. New York : Noonday Press, c1996.
Collection of forty-seven stories selected by the Nobel Prize
winning author from among the writings he authored from 19571981.
808.8 SOM
Somehow tenderness survives : stories of southern Africa. New York :
HarperKeypoint, c1988.
Crackling day / Peter Abrahams -- The Old Chief Mshlanga / Doris
Lessing -- A day in the country / Dan Jacobson -- Country lovers /
Nadine Gordimer -- When the train comes / Zoë Wicomb -- The
toilet / Gcina Mhlope -- The road to Alexandra / Mark Mathabane -A chip of glass ruby / Nadine Gordimer -- A farm at Raraba / Ernst
Havemann -- It's quiet now / Gcina Mhlope. A collection of ten
short stories and autobiographical accounts by authors of various
races expose the conditions of racism in South Africa.
808.8 SOU
Soul searching : thirteen stories about faith and belief. 1st ed. New
York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2002.
The shunning of Sadie B. Zook / by Linda Oatman High -- The
funeral / by Bill Sleator -- The olive grove / by Elsa Marston -- A
daughter of Abraham / by Dianne Hess -- Words of faith / by David
Lubar -- The evil eye / by Dian Curtis Regan -- The see-far glasses
/ by Minfong Ho -- Going to Kashi / by Uma Krishnaswami -- Dust
to dust / by Nancy Flynn -- Moth of God / by Jennifer Armstrong -Star vision / by Shonto Begay -- Elvis lives / by John Slayton -The tin man / by Lisa Rowe Fraustino. Thirteen authors present
short stories in which adolescent protagonists are forced to
examine their faiths. Covers Judaism, Christianity, Islam,
Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and other religions.
808.8 STA
Stark, Peter, 1954-. Last breath : the limits of adventure. 1st trade
pbk. ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2002, c2001.
As freezing persons recollect the snow : hypothermia -- A river of
one's own : drowning -- Arching toward the clear light : mountain
sickness -- The cold hug of the white sphinx : avalanche -Steller's last laugh, or, Better living through botany : scurvy -Warm to the touch : heatstroke --Pitched from the vertical realm :
falling -- The sharp sting of paradise : predators -- Bubbling from
the bottom up : the bends -- In love's blood : cerebral malaria -In a land beyond the shade : dehydration. Presents short stories in
which adventurers find themselves on the brink of death from
hypothermia, drowning, mountain sickness, avalanche, scurvy,
heatstroke, falling, predators, the bends, cerebral malaria, and
dehydration.
808.8 TAL
Tales before Tolkien : the roots of modern fantasy. 1st ed. New York :
Del Rey/Ballantine Books, 2003.
A collection of classic fantasy stories which inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's
"The Lord of the Rings" stories and the genre of modern fantasy.
808.8 TAL
Talking leaves : contemporary Native American short stories. New York,
N.Y. : Delta Trade Paperbacks, c1991.
Collection of over thirty-five short fiction stories by a variety of
authors, both established and new, which reflect the enduring
values in contemporary Native American literature of respect for
land and elders, a sense of history and traditions, and closeness to
the spiritual world.
808.8 TAT
Tate, James, 1943-. Dreams of a robot dancing bee : 44 stories. 1st ed.
[Amherst, Mass.] : Verse Press, c2002.
A collection of forty-four short stories by James Tate.
808.8 THO
Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953. The collected stories. New York : New
Directions Book, 1986, 1938.
Presents all of Dylan Thomas's short stories, including his
collection "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog" and early works
from his school days.
808.8 TIM
Time capsule : short stories about teenagers throughout the twentieth
century. New York : Dell Laurel-Leaf, [2001], c1999.
The electric summer / Richard Peck -- Moving on / Jeanette Ingold
-- Bootleg summer / Will Weaver -- Brother, can you spare a
dream? / Jackie French Koller -- Waiting for the war / Graham
Salisbury -- We loved Lucy / Trudy Krishner -- Fourth and too long
/ Chris Crutcher -- Do you know where your parents are? / Bruce
Brooks -- Rust never sleeps / Chris Lynch -- Y2K.CHATRM43 /
Alden R. Carter. Ten stories by such notable authors as Richard
Peck, Chris Crutcher, and Chris Lynch, each of which presents the
life of a teenager in a different decade of the twentieth century,
accompanied by a brief description of the historical and cultural
highlights of that decade.
808.8 TRE
Trevor, William, 1928-. A bit on the side. 1st American ed. New York :
Viking, 2004.
Sitting with the dead -- Traditions -- Justina's priest -- An evening
out -- Graillis's legacy -- Solitude -- Sacred statues -- Rose wept -Big bucks -- On the streets -- The dancing-master's music -- A bit
on the side. Presents a collection of twelve short stories by
twentieth-century Irish writer, novelist, and playwright William
Trevor and includes "Sitting with the Dead," "Traditions," and "A
Bit on the Side.".
808.8 TYS
Tysha. Around the way girls 5. West Babylon, NY : Urban Books, c2008.
Keepin' it in the family / Tysha - Pound cake / Erick S. Gray - So
seductive / Mark Anthony. Collects three stories that feature
street-smart young women surviving their lives in Brooklyn, and
includes "Keepin' It in the Family" from Tysha, "Pound-cake" by
Eric Gray, and Mark Anthony's "So Seductive.".
808.8 ULT
Ultimate sports : short stories by outstanding writers for young adults.
New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers,
[1997], c1995.
A collection of sixteen short stories about teenage athletes written
by well-known authors in the field, including award-winning
novelists Robert Lipsyte and Chris Crutcher.
808.8 UPD
Updike, John. The afterlife and other stories. 1st ed. New York : Knopf
:, 1994.
Collection of short stories on the themes of middle age, marriage,
and family relationships.
808.8 UPD
Updike, John. Pigeon feathers, and other stories. [1st ed.]. New York :
Knopf, 1962.
Walter Briggs -- The persistence of desire -- Still life -- Flight -Should Wizard hit Mommy -- A sense of shelter -- Dear Alexandros
-- Wife-wooing -- Pigeon feathers -- Home -- Archangel -- You'll
never know, dear, how much I love you -- The astronomer -- A & P
-- The doctor's wife -- Lifeguard -- The crow in the woods -- The
blessed man of Boston, my grandfather's thimble -- Fanning Island
: packed dirt, churchgoing, a dying cat, a traded car. Presents a
collection of nineteen short stories by noted American novelist,
John Updike, that demonstrates the author's insight into human
emotions and the search for happiness.
808.8 VAN
Vande Velde, Vivian. Curses, Inc. : and other stories. 1st ed. San
Diego, Calif. : Harcourt Brace, c1997.
Curses, Inc. -- Skin deep -- Past sunset -- To converse with the
dumb beasts -- Boy witch -- Lost soul -- Remember me -- Witchhunt -- Cypress swamp granny -- The witch's son. A collection of
short stories about magic spells, enchantments, and curses.
808.8 VIN
The Vintage book of contemporary American short stories. 1st ed. New
York : Vintage Books, 1994.
Presents a collection of thirty-three American short stories.
808.8 VIZ
Vizenor, Gerald Robert, 1934-. Dead voices : natural agonies in the
new world. 1st ed. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c1992.
"American Indian literature and critical studies series ; v. 2." Uses
stories drawn from traditional tribal stories to illuminate centuries
of conflict between America Indians and Europeans.
808.8 WEB
Weber, David, 1952-. Changer of worlds. Riverdale, NY : Baen Books,
c2001.
Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington / David Weber -- Changer of worlds
/ David Weber -- From the highlands / Eric Flint -- Nightfall / David
Weber. Presents four stories set in the future world of galactic
empires and interplanetary politics inhabited by starship captain
Lady Dame Honor Harrington.
808.8 WEL
Welty, Eudora, 1909-. The collected stories of Eudora Welty. San Diego
: Harcourt Brace, c1980.
A collection of thirty-nine previously published and two
unpublished stories by twentieth-century American author Eudora
Welty.
808.8 WEL
Welty, Eudora, 1909-. Selected stories of Eudora Welty. Modern Library
ed. New York : Modern Library, 1992.
A curtain of green and other stories / with an introduction by
Katherine Anne Porter -- The wide net and other stories. Presents
twenty-five stories by twentieth-century author Eudora Welty,
featuring characters and perspectives of the American South.
808.8 WHI
A whistler in the nightworld : short fiction from the Latin Americas. New
York : Plume, c2002.
A collection of twenty-one short stories by various Latin American
authors.
808.8 WHI
White, Trudy. Table of everything. St. Leonards, N.S.W., Australia :
Allen & Unwin, 2000.
A collection of seventeen short stories by Trudy White.
808.8 WHO
Who do you think you are? : stories of friends and enemies. 1st ed.
Boston : Little, Brown, c1993.
Good grief / Ray Bradbury -- Where are you going, where have
you been? / Joyce Carol Oates -- American history / Judith OrtizCofer -- Raymond's run / Toni Cade Bambara -- A boy and his dog
/ Martha Brooks -- The alligators / John Updike -- Celia behind me
/ Isabel Huggan -- This boy's life / Tobias Wolff -- Priscilla and the
wimps / Richard Peck -- What means switch / Gish Jen -- My Lucy
friend who smells like corn / Sandra Cisneros -- Sucker / Carson
McCullers -- The red convertible / Louise Erdrich -- The things they
carried : the man I killed / Tim O'Brien -- The things they carried :
ambush / Tim O'Brien -- I know why the caged bird sings / Maya
Angelou -- Poesía a la amistad / José Martí. A collection of short
stories exploring the theme of friendship.
808.8 WIZ
A wizard's dozen : stories of the fantastic. 1st ed. San Diego : Harcourt
Brace, 1993.
The sixty-two curses of Caliph Arenschadd / Patricia C. Wrede -Fairy dust / Charles de Lint -- The princess who kicked butt / Will
Shetterly -- The sea giants / Betty Levin -- Efrum's marbles / Joy
Oestreicher -- "Come hither" / Tappan King -- The Queen's mirror /
Debra Doyle and James D. Mcdonald -- The breath of princes /
Alan P. Smale -- Harlyn's fairy / Jane Yolen -- Lost soul / Vivian
Vande Velde -- The way of prophets / Dan Bennett -- Faith /
Sherwood Smith -- With his head tucked underneath his arm /
Bruce Coville. Thirteen spellbinding tales that are an enchanting
and fantastic brew of wonder and magic.
808.8 WOM
Women & fiction : short stories by and about women. New York : New
American Library, [2002], c1975.
Contains twenty-six short stories about the special experience of
being a woman.
808.8 WOR
The world's finest mystery and crime stories. 1st ed. New York : Forge,
2002.
Contains thirty-nine notable mystery and crime stories from
around the world, featuring works by a variety of authors including
Lawrence Block, Jeffery Deaver, Ed McBain, and Joyce Carol Oates.
808.81 AME
Americans' favorite poems : the Favorite Poem Project anthology. 1st
ed. New York : W.W. Norton, c2000.
Contains two hundred poems selected from the personal letters of
thousands of Americans who responded to Poet Laureate Robert
Pinsky's invitation to send him a favorite poem, and includes
comments from the people who chose them.
808.81 ART
The art of the short story. New York : Pearson Longman, c2006.
Presents a collection of fifty-two short stories, covering a wide
range of international authors and offering insight into the art of
short story, including works by Chinua Achebe, William Faulkner,
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Yukio Mishima, Eudora Welty, among
others.
808.81 BOD
The body eclectic : an anthology of poems. 1st ed. New York : Holt,
2002.
A collection of poetry and prose from different eras and cultures
that explore various aspects of the human body.
808.81 CIT
City lights pocket poets anthology. San Francisco : City Lights Books,
c1995.
Poems of humor & protest -- Howl and other poems -- True minds
-- Here and now -- Paroles -- New young German poets -- Antipoems -- Kaddish and other poems -- Selected poems of Malcolm
Lowry -- Lunch poems -- Poems to Fernando -- Scattered poems -Animations -- Nine Dutch poems -- Riverbed of memory. An
anthology of poetry from lesser known poets from around the
world.
808.81 HAI
Haiku : poetry, ancient & modern : an anthology. 1st ed. Boston ; :
Tuttle, 2002.
An anthology of both modern and ancient haikus which explore the
elemental themes of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal, and
features the works of poets from around the world.
808.81 ITS
It's a woman's world : a century of women's voices in poetry. 1st
American ed. New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2000.
An anthology of poetry by twentieth-century women from around
the world including, Sylvia Plath, Nigar Hanim, Sonia Sanchez, and
Nellie Wong.
808.81 LOV
Love songs and sonnets. New York : Knopf :, 1997.
A collection of songs, sonnets, and lyric poems that focus on love
in the widest sense.
808.81 MUS
Music of a distant drum : classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew
poems. Princeton, [NJ] : Princeton University Press, c2001.
Translates into English 129 Middle Eastern poems spanning the
seventh through the early eighteenth century, covering a wide
variety of styles and subjects; and provides brief biographies of
each poet and an introduction on poetry in Middle Eastern history.
808.81 SON
Sonnets. New York : Alfred A. Knopf :, 2001.
A collection of classic sonnets by various authors.
808.81 SPA
The space between our footsteps : poems and paintings from the
Middle East. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young
Readers, c1998.
A collection of poetry and full-color artwork from Middle Eastern
and North African countries.
808.81 TRU
Truth & lies : an anthology of poems. 1st ed. New York : H. Holt, 2001.
A collection of poems which reveals the many shades of being true
and telling lies.
808.81 WOR
World poetry : an anthology of verse from antiquity to our time. 1st ed.
New York : W.W. Norton ;, c1998.
A compilation of more than 1,600 poems drawn from the literature
of civilizations around the world and spanning a period of over four
thousand years.
808.82 BES
The best men's stage monologues of 2001. 1st ed. Lyme, NH : Smith
and Kraus, 2003.
Presents nearly sixty men's monologues from such plays as
"Chagrin Falls," "An Irish Play," and "The Luckiest Girl in the
World.".
808.82 GRE
Great monologues for young actors. 1st ed. Newbury, Vt. : Smith and
Kraus, 1992.
Eighty-four selections from the contemporary stage, the classical
stage, and literature. For young actors ages 14-22.
808.82 GRE
Great scenes for young actors from the stage. 1st ed. Newbury, Vt. :
Smith and Kraus, 1991.
A collection of scenes from dramatic literature selected for young
actors to reflect their life experiences. Includes an overview of
each play and notes on the settings.
808.82 GRE
Great monologues for young actors. 1st ed. Lyme, NH : Smith and
Kraus, 1999.
Sixty selections from the contemporary stage, the classical stage,
and literature. For young actors ages 14-22.
808.82 MUL
Multicultural scenes for young actors. 1st ed. Lyme, NH : SK, 1995.
Scenes for one woman and one man -- Scenes for two women -Scenes for two men -- Scenes for groups. Fifty-five multicultural
scene selections for young actors.
808.82 STE
Stevens, Chambers. Sensational scenes for teens : "the scene
studyguide for teen actors!" South Pasadena, Calif. : Sandcastle,
c2001.
A collection of more than thirty comedic and dramatic scenes for
teenagers which includes advice from industry experts, theatre and
television words and definitions, and advanced scene study
exercises.
808.82 WAD
The Wadsworth anthology of drama. 4th ed. Australia ; :
Thomson/Wadsworth, c2004.
Presents a selection of classic and contemporary plays from
Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia, arranged in seven units,
each focused on a significant period and place in the history of
drama and theater; and includes a general introduction, unit
introductions, author profiles, and critical readings.
808.83 BRO
Brosman, Catharine Savage, 1934-. Literary topics. Detroit : Gale
Group, c2000.
Presents an introduction to existential thought and fiction;
examines the historical background of French existential fiction;
looks at the thought of some existential philosophers, novelists,
and their contemporaries; and features a selection of critical
response to the genre.
808.83 WOR
Words without borders : the world through the eyes of writers : an
anthology. New York : Anchor Books, 2007.
Contains English translations of twenty-eight pieces of literature by
authors from all over the world, including Ariel Dorfman,
Aleksandar Hemon, Francine Prose, Wole Soyinka, and more.
808.84 PUS
The Pushcart book of essays : the best essays from a quarter-century
of the Pushcart Prize. Wainscott, N.Y. : Pushcart Press :, c2002.
Presents thirty-five essays drawn from throughout the twenty-fiveyear history of the Pushcart Prize, including literary critiques,
political and social commentary, and personal memoirs.
808.85 GRE
Greene, Richard, 1954-. Words that shook the world : 100 years of
unforgettable speeches and events. New York : Prentice Hall Press,
c2002.
Presents paragraph-by-paragraph analysis of twenty historic
speeches spanning 1903-2001; provides historical and biographical
context for each; and includes the speeches on two audio CDs.
Features such figures as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Martin Luther
King, Jr., and Yitzhak Rabin.
808.88 PEN
The Penguin dictionary of modern humorous quotations. 2nd ed.
London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2001.
A collection of more than 5,500 humorous quotations from various
sources which are thematically arranged.
809 BER
Bernard, André, 1956-. Madame Bovary, c'est moi! : the great
characters of literature and where they came from. 1st ed. New
York : W.W. Norton, c2004.
A collection of anecdotes about how some of the most famous and
infamous figures in literature were created.
809 LIT
Literature of the Holocaust. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2004.
The Holocaust in the stories of Elie Wiesel / Thomas A. Idinopulos - The problematics of Holocaust literature / Alvin H. Rosenfeld --
Tragedy and the Holocaust / Robert Skloot -- Holocaust
documentary fiction: Novelist as eyewitness / James E. Young -Holocaust and autobiography: Wiesel, Friedlander, Pisar / Joseph
Sungolowsky -- The Holocaust / Deborah E. Lipstadt -- Primo Levi
and the language of witness / Michael Tager -- The utopian space
of a nightmare: The diary of Anne Frank / Barbara Chiarello -- The
literature of Auschwitz / Lawrence L. Langer -- Comedic distance in
Holocaust literature / Mark Cory -- Public memory and its
discontents / Geoffrey H. Hartman -- Two Holocaust voices:
Cynthia Ozick and Art Spiegelman / Lawrence L. Langer -- The
Holocaust and literary studies / Jeffrey M. Peck -- Rafael
Seligmann's Rubinsteins Versteigerung : the German-Jewish family
novel before and after the Holocaust / Ritchie Robertson -Memorizing memory / Amy Hungerford. Explores the literature of
the Holocaust, examining the key authors and works of the era and
discussing how they embody the traits and suffering of those who
experienced the Holocaust.
809 POS
Postmodernism. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2001.
An anthology of essays on postmodernism, presenting an overview
of the genre, looking at the different types of postmodernism,
examining specific postmodern works and their authors, and
including criticisms of postmodern theory.
809 RAF
Raftery, Miriam. 100 books that shaped world history. San Mateo, CA :
Bluewood Books, c2002.
Provides descriptions of one hundred books that have influenced
world history, arranged chronologically from the "Epic of
Gilgamesh," c. 2700-1500 B.C., to "A Brief History of Time,"
revised in 1998.
809 REN
Renaissance literature. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2001.
Nineteen essays examine the Renaissance period of literature,
covering Italian Renaissance literature, the northern humanist
movement, poetry forms, prose, and English Renaissance drama;
also includes a chronology and a bibliography.
809 WOM
Women in literature : reading through the lens of gender. Westport, CT
: Greenwood Press, 2003.
Offers alternate approaches to reading ninety-six of the most
frequently taught works of fiction, discussing how works where the
central perspective is decidedly male can be read from a female
perspective and suggests more feminist works which can be added
to curriculum.
809.1 CLA
Classic writings on poetry. New York : Columbia University Press,
c2003.
A collection of writing spanning thousands of years that reflect on
poetry, the works of major poets, the writing process, and the
theory and passion behind poetry.
809.2 ABB
Abbotson, Susan C. W., 1961-. Thematic guide to modern drama.
Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2003.
Contains thirty-three alphabetically arranged entries, each of which
explores a theme in modern drama from the perspectives of three
representative plays.
809.3 GOO
Good fiction guide. Oxford ; : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subject essays and more than one thousand entries on various
authors profile a wide range of fiction.
809.3 MAY
May, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1941-. The short story : the reality
of artifice. New York : Twayne ;, c1995.
Examines the history and characteristics of the short story.
809.3 MIL
Miller, Ron, 1947-. The history of science fiction. New York : F. Watts,
c2001.
An illustrated chronicle of science fiction's history that discusses
the definition of "science fiction" and describes the genre's origins,
current incarnations, themes, portrayal in film and in art, fans, and
parallels with real life. Also includes a list of the Hugo and Nebula
Award winners up through 1999 and a selected bibliography.
809.3 SMI
Smith, Patrick A., 1967-. Thematic guide to popular short stories.
Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Presents summaries of nearly 450 short stories, arranged
alphabetically by author, and labels each with theme headings,
also providing a theme index.
809.3 WOO
Wood, James, 1965-. The irresponsible self : on laughter and the novel.
1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004.
A collection of twenty-three essays in which James Wood explores
how the novel has been used as a comic form of writing
throughout history.
809.7 SAT
Satire. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2002.
Contains critical articles which analyze important literary works in
the satire genre, profiling major authors and their works, and
detailing the social, political, and philosophical trends that
influenced them.
810.8 911
911 : the book of help. 1st ed. Chicago : Cricket Books, 2002.
A collection of essays, poems, short fiction, and drawings created
in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, by
authors and illustrators of books for young adults.
810.8 CRO
Crossing the danger water : three hundred years of African-American
writing. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York : Anchor Books, 1993.
The first Africans in North America -- The colonization debate -Harriet Ann Jacobs -- Afro-Americans in the Civil War -- Ida WellsBarnett -- Marcus Garvey -- Robert Hayden -- Songs of the civil
rights movement -- Jesse Jackson -- Rap music -- The Clarence
Thomas Confirmation hearings. An anthology of writings by
African-Americans covering all genres, dating from the pre-Colonial
era through today's best and most well-known writers.
810.8 CRO
Crossing into America : the new literature of immigration. New York :
New Press :, 2003.
An anthology of stories, poems, and memoirs by various writers
which explore various aspects of immigration in the United States.
810.8 ELI
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965. Complete poems and plays.
New York : Harcourt, Brace, [1952].
Collection of Eliot's poems and plays.
810.8 MCH
McHaney, Thomas L. Literary topics. Detroit : Gale Group, c2001.
Provides an overview of the Southern Renaissance in literature;
discusses the work of representative writers; considers the
relevance of the movement; examines critical response to the
Southern Renaissance; and looks at its appearance in other media,
including music and visual arts.
810.8 NIG
Night is gone, day is still coming : stories and poems by American
Indian teens and young adults. 1st ed. Cambridge, MA :
Candlewick Press, 2003.
A collection of poetry and prose by fifty-eight young American
Indian writers, ages eleven to twenty-two.
810.8 OXF
The Oxford book of women's writing in the United States. Oxford ; :
Oxford University Press, 1999.
A collection of women's writing spanning four centuries, which
includes short stories, poems, diaries, and plays, each preceded by
a short discussion of the author and her work.
810.8 PAT
A patriot's handbook : songs, poems, stories, and speeches celebrating
the land we love. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2003.
Presents approximately two hundred thematically arranged songs,
speeches, poems, and stories that illustrate the spirit of America,
selected by Caroline Kennedy.
810.8 RAV
The raven and The monkey's paw : classics of horror and suspense
from the Modern Library. 1998 Modern Library ed. New York :
Modern Library, c1998.
A collection of over twenty classic horror stories and poems by a
variety of authors including Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Wharton,
Charles Dickens, Ambrose Bierce, and others.
810.8 SHO
Shooting the rat : stories and poems by outstanding high school
writers. Brooklyn, NY : Hanging Loose Press, c2003.
Presents more than 150 poems and stories by high school
students, originally published in "Hanging Loose" magazine
between 1994 and 2002.
810.8 THI
Things I have to tell you : poems and writing by teenage girls. 1st ed.
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick, 2001.
A collection of poems, stories, and essays written by girls twelve to
eighteen years of age and revealing the secrets which enabled
them to overcome the challenges they faced.
810.8 TRA
Transcendentalism : a reader. Oxford [U.K.] ; : Oxford University
Press, 2000.
An annotated collection of writings by figures in the nineteenthcentury religious, philosophical, and intellectual movement called
Transcendentalism; includes such writers as Ralph Waldo Emerson,
George Ripley, Margaret Fuller, and Henry David Thoreau.
810.8 WAR
War is--- : soldiers, survivors, and storytellers talk about war. 1st ed.
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2008.
A collection of essays, memoirs, letters, and fiction that present
opposing viewpoints on the nature of war by such contributors as
Mark Twain, Bob Dylan, and Ernie Pyle.
810.9 AFR
African American literary criticism, 1773 to 2000. New York : Twayne,
c1999.
A collection of sixty critical statements by a variety of authors
including W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, and
others, in which they address questions regarding the aesthetics,
function, politics, and responsibilities of African-American
literature.
810.9 AME
American realism. San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, c2000.
Presents an overview of the literary movement known as American
realism, and features fifteen critical articles that offer a definition
of realism, and discuss the rise of naturalism, class, race, and
gender in American realism; national character in American
realism; and realism after 1914.
810.9 AME
The American renaissance. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers,
c2004.
Presents thirteen essays on important American authors from the
1830s to the 1860s, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David
Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Nathaniel Hawthorne,
Margaret Fuller, and Herman Melville.
810.9 ASI
Asian-American writers. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c1999.
Contains fifteen essays in which the authors provide critical
perspectives on the works of Asian American writers, and includes
a chronology, notes on the contributors, and a bibliography.
810.9 BOO
The book that changed my life : interviews with National Book Award
winners and finalists. Modern Library pbk. ed. New York : Modern
Library, 2002.
Presents interviews with fifteen American authors about books that
have significantly influenced their own works, including such
writers as Robert Stone and Cynthia Ozick on such texts as Joseph
Conrad's "Victory" and Henry James's "Washington Square.".
810.9 FRO
From the plantation to the prison : African-American confinement
literature. 1st ed. Macon, Ga. : Mercer University Press, c2008.
Part I -- Identifying the boundaries of confinement writing from no
man's land: the Black man's quest for freedom from behind the
walls / by Carol E. Henderson -- Lessons before dying: the
contemporary confined character-in-process / by Dana A. Williams
-- Mind-blown: possibility and trauma in Native son / by Terry
Bozeman -- Part II -- Confined spaces and places -- Ernest
Gaines's A lesson before dying: freedom in confined spaces / by
Katherine Daley and Carolyn M. Jones -- Doing time in/as "The
monster": abject identity in African-American prison literature / by
Kimberly Drake -- Faith's fickle covenant: African-American
captivity narratives from the Vietnam War / by Jeff Loeb. Contains
critical essays that examine a selection of texts defined as AfricanAmerican confinement literature, including autobiographies,
essays, novels, and poems.
810.9 HAR
The Harlem Renaissance. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers,
c2004.
Contains nineteen essays in which the authors examine various
aspects of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, discussing the
origins of the movements, its major figures and artists, and the
challenges they faced.
810.9 HAR
Harlem speaks : a living history of the Harlem Renaissance. Naperville,
Ill. : Sourcebooks MediaFusion, c2007.
Presents a comprehensive history of the Harlem Renaissance
during the early decades of the twentieth century; and contains
essays and an audio CD on the music, art, literature, and politics
of that era.
810.9 HIL
Hill, Laban Carrick. Harlem stomp! : a cultural history of the Harlem
Renaissance. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown, c2003.
Offers a cultural history of the Harlem Renaissance, discussing how
it sparked a period of intellectual, artistic, literary, and political
blossoming for many African-Americans.
810.9 HIS
Hispanic American writers. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers,
c1998.
Contains eighteen essays in which the authors provide critical
perspectives on the works of Hispanic American writers, and
includes an introductory essay, a chronology, notes on the
contributors, and a bibliography.
810.9 KAN
Kanellos, Nicolás. Hispanic literature of the United States : a
comprehensive reference. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2003.
Traces the history of Hispanic literature in the United States from
the Spanish colonial period to the early twenty-first century;
provides brief biographies of notable Hispanic authors; and
includes a chronology, discussion of trends, movements, and
themes, a look at publishing trends, and an overview of Hispanic
drama.
810.9 KEV
Kevane, Bridget A., 1963-. Latino literature in America. Westport, CT :
Greenwood Press, 2003.
Provides literary analyses of selected works of fiction by eight
contemporary Latino novelists, each including a plot summary, and
biographical notes on the author.
810.9 MER
Meredith, James H., 1955-. Understanding the literature of World War
II : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical
documents. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
Uses detailed analysis, factual contextual information, and
historical documents to study the literature of World War II.
810.9 NAT
Native American writers. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers,
c1998.
Contains eighteen essays in which the authors provide critical
perspectives on the works of Native American writers, and includes
a chronology, notes on the contributors, and a bibliography.
810.9 NEW
New immigrant literatures in the United States : a sourcebook to our
multicultural literary heritage. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press,
1996.
Critical introduction of immigrant literatures of the United States
since World War II, focusing on the writings of Asian, Caribbean,
European, and Mexican Americans, with a discussion of the history
and cultural background of the literature.
810.9 OKE
O'Keefe, Deborah. Good girl messages : how young women were
misled by their favorite books. New York : Continuum, c2000.
The author examines the behavior of a variety of fictional girls
featured in twentieth-century children's literature, discusses how
she and her contemporaries tried to reconcile what they were
reading with real life, and reviews the changes that have occurred
in children's books in the last decades of the 1900s.
810.9 PHI
Phillips, Jerry (Jerry R.). Romanticism and transcendentalism, (18001860). New York : Facts On File, c2006.
The intellectual and social foundations of romantic thought -Romanticism and the new nation -- Transcendentalism -- The
literature of romantic reform -- The critical romantics -Romanticism and poetic voice. Presents an overview of American
literature from 1800 to 1860, examining the social, cultural, and
historical contexts of the time, exploring such topics as
Romanticism, Transcendentalism, and social reform and discussing
such authors as Emily Dickinson, Frederick Douglass, Edgar Allan
Poe, Longfellow, and more.
810.9 RUS
Rushdy, Ashraf H. A., 1961-. Remembering generations : race and
family in contemporary African American fiction. Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press, c2001.
Explores how three contemporary African-American writers
represent the enduring effects slavery has on the lives of modern
African-Americans.
810.9 SLA
Slave narratives. San Diego : Greenhaven Press, c2001.
Contains twenty critical essays in which the authors examine
various aspects of the slave narrative, discussing its origins and
development, form and content, and impact on American
literature.
811 AFR
African-American poets : Robert Hayden through Rita Dove.
Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2003.
Presents important works of criticism on ten African-American
poets, including Robert Hayden, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Derek
Walcott, and provides bibliographies and short biographies.
811 AME
American poetry : the nineteenth century. Volume one, Philip Freneau
to Walt Whitman. New York : Library of America :, c1993.
Included in the anthology is newly researched biographical
sketches of each poet, a year-by-year chronology of poets and
poetry from 1800-1900, and extensive notes.
811 AME
American poetry : the nineteenth century. Volume two, Herman Melville
to Trumbull Stickney, American Indian poetry, folk songs and
spirituals. New York : Library of America :, c1993.
Included in the anthology is newly researched biographical
sketches of each poet, a year-by-year chronology of poets and
poetry from 1800-1900, and extensive notes.
811 AME
American poetry. New York : Library of America, 2000.
Presents a selection of poems from eighty-five American poets
written between the beginning of the twentieth century and the
end of World War II; arranged chronologically by the birthdate of
the author, from 1838 to 1893.
811 AME
American poetry. New York : Library of America, c2000.
Presents a selection of poems from eighty-five American poets
written between the beginning of the twentieth century and the
end of World War II; arranged chronologically by the birth date of
the author, from 1838 to 1893.
811 AME
American wits : an anthology of light verse. New York : Library of
America, c2003.
Contains selections of witty verse written by thirty-six authors,
including Ambrose Bierce, Robert Frost, Christopher Morley,
Dorothy Parker, and Ogden Nash, arranged chronologically from
the late nineteenth through the twentieth century.
811 ANG
Angelou, Maya. And still I rise. 1st ed. New York : Random House,
c1978.
A collection of thirty-one poems written by Maya Angelou.
811 ANG
Angelou, Maya. I shall not be moved. Bantam ed. New York, N.Y. :
Bantam Books, 1991.
A collection of poetry describing the pain and triumph of being
black and telling of history and heartbreak and love.
811 APP
Appelt, Kathi, 1954-. Poems from homeroom : a writer's place to start.
1st ed. New York : Holt, 2002.
A collection of poems about the experiences of young people and a
section with information about how each poem was written to
enable readers to create their own original poems.
811 ASI
Asian American poetry : the next generation. Urbana : University of
Illinois Press, c2004.
Presents selections from the work of twenty-eight contemporary
Asian American poets, including both experimental and traditional
poems.
811 AUD
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. As I walked out one evening
: songs, ballads, lullabies, limericks, and other light verse. 1st ed.
New York : Vintage Books, 1995.
What's in your mind, my dove, my coney -- Prothalamion -- Alma
Mater -- In the square -- Fish in the unruffled lakes -- Funeral
blues -- Jam tart -- Letter to Lord Byron -- Shepherd's carol -Miranda's song -- Under which lyre -- Hunting season -- The proof
-- Nocturne -- On the circuit. "A selection of Auden's most
immediately accessible poems...[including] some of his greatest
work"--Fly-leaf.
811 BRO
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-. The essential Gwendolyn Brooks. New York
: Library of America, c2005.
Presents more than eighty poems spanning the career of
twentieth-century African-American poet Gwendolyn Brooks, which
explore life on Chicago's south side.
811 CON
Contemporary American poetry. 7th ed. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co.,
c2001.
An anthology of over five hundred poems by sixty-six American
poets writing since 1960.
811 DEA
Dear editor : a history of Poetry in letters : the first fifty years, 19121962. 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton, c2002.
A collection of more than six hundred letters to and from the
editors of "Poetry" magazine which help chronicle the evolution of
modern poetry from 1912 to 1962.
811 DIC
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886. Selected poems of Emily Dickinson. 1st
Tor ed. New York : Tor, 1993.
Collection of poems written by the reclusive nineteenth-century
author.
811 EDG
Edgar Allan Poe. Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, c1999.
Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on five poems
by nineteenth century writer Edgar Allan Poe and includes
biographical and bibliographical information.
811 EMI
Emily Dickinson : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall,
PA : Chelsea House Publishers, c1999.
Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on important
aspects of three poems by nineteenth-century poet Emily
Dickinson, and includes biographical and bibliographical
information.
811 ENG
Engle, Margarita. The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for
freedom. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2008.
A collection of poems in which Rosa, a healer, describes her
experiences trying to help Cuban peasants who have been forced
to leave their farms and villages in 1896 and given eight days to
find their way to "reconcentration camps" or be killed.
811 FLE
Fleischman, Paul. Joyful noise : poems for two voices. 1st ed. New York
: HarperCollins, c1988.
A collection of poems describing the characteristics and activities of
a variety of insects.
811 FRO
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963. Collected poems, prose, & plays. [New York]
: Library of America :, c1995.
Complete poems 1949 -- In the clearing -- Uncollected poems -Plays -- Lectures, essays, stories, and letters. A collection of the
major poetry, dramatic writings, and prose of American poet,
Robert Frost.
811 FRO
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963. Poems by Robert Frost : A boy's will and
North of Boston. New York : Signet Classic, [2001], c1989.
A boy's will -- North of Boston. Presents two collections of poems
by American poet Robert Frost in their original forms, including "A
Boy's Will," and "North of Boston.".
811 FRO
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963. The poetry of Robert Frost : the collected
poems, complete and unabridged. 1st Owl Book ed. New York :
Holt, 1979.
Contains all eleven of Frost's individual books of verse.
811 FRO
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963. Robert Frost. New York : Sterling, c1994.
The pasture -- Rose Pogonias -- The tuft of flowers -- The road not
taken -- The cow in apple time -- After apple-picking -- Going for
water -- Now close the windows -- Wind and window flower -Storm fear -- A prayer in spring -- A time to talk -- Pea bush -Birches -- Mending wall. A collection of poems about the four
seasons by one of the best-known American poets.
811 GAT
Gates, Henry Louis. The trials of Phillis Wheatley : America's first black
poet and her encounters with the founding fathers. New York :
Basic Civitas Books, c2003.
Explores the roles of Phillis Wheatley and Thomas Jefferson in
shaping African-American literary tradition, discussing how Phillis
gained acceptance and freedom by being the first person of African
descent to publish a book of poems in the English language in
1773. Discusses the effects of Jefferson's harsh criticism of the
poet and her race.
811 GWE
Gwendolyn Brooks. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2000.
A collection of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the writings of African-American
poet Gwendolyn Brooks.
811 HUG
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. The collected works of Langston
Hughes. Columbia, Miss. : University of Missouri Press, c2001.
Presents Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes's works from
his last years, including his last three published volumes and
uncollected poems spanning 1951-1967, which examine the
connections between jazz music and social realities of the times,
as well as the struggle for civil rights.
811 I
I am the darker brother : an anthology of modern poems by African
Americans. Rev. ed., 1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : simon Pulse,
2002, c1997.
Poems on aspects of race or racial problems by well-known
African-American poets, including Countee Cullen, Richard Wright,
and Maya Angelou.
811 JES
Jess, Tyehimba. Leadbelly. 1st ed. Amherst, MA : Verse Press ;, c2005.
Presents a collection of poems that describe the life and times of
blues musician Leadbelly.
811 JOH
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938. The creation. 1st ed. New York :
Holiday House, 1994.
A poem based on the story of creation from the first book of the
Bible.
811 KOE
Koertge, Ronald. The Brimstone journals. 1st ed. Cambridge, Mass. :
Candlewick Press, 2001.
In a series of short interconnected poems, students at a high
school nicknamed Brimstone reveal the violence existing and
growing in their lives.
811 MEL
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Battle pieces : the Civil War poems of
Herman Melville. Edison, NJ : Castle Books, c2000.
Presents a comprehensive collection of poetry originally written by
Herman Melville shortly after the Civil War.
811 MIL
Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950. Collected poems. Cutchogue, N.Y.
: Buccaneer Books, c1956.
The collected poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay including the poet's
last volume Mine the Harvest.
811 MIL
Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950. Selected poems. [New York] :
Library of America, c2003.
Presents a selection of poems by twentieth-century American poet
Edna St. Vincent Millay, drawn from more than twelve previously
published volumes, and includes translations, her play "Aria da
Capo," and excerpts from her libretto "The King's Henchman.".
811 MYE
Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-. Here in Harlem : poems in many voices.
1st ed. New York : Holiday House, c2004.
Presents fifty-four poems by Walter Dean Myers, written in the
voices of people living and working in Harlem, the author's beloved
hometown.
811 NEL
Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-. The Cachoeira tales and other poems. Baton
Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2005.
A collection of three narrative poems by Marilyn Nelson that
explore travel from an African-American historical and social
perspective.
811 NEL
Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-. Fortune's bones : the manumission requiem.
1st ed. Asheville, NC : Front Street, c2004.
A series of poems on the life of Fortune, an eighteenth-century
African-American slave in New England whose skeleton came to be
an exhibit at Connecticut's Mattatuck Museum; includes notes and
archival photos.
811 NEL
Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-. A wreath for Emmett Till. Boston : Houghton
Mifflin, c2005.
This illustrated poetry collection eulogizes Emmett Till, an African
American man who was killed in a brutal, racially motivated
lynching in 1955.
811 OXF
The Oxford book of children's verse in America. New York : Oxford
University Press, 1985.
A collection of American poems written for children or traditionally
enjoyed by children, by such authors as Longfellow, Poe, Eugene
Field, Langston Hughes, Dr. Seuss, and Jack Prelutsky.
811 PLA
Plath, Sylvia. Ariel : the restored edition : a facsimile of Plath's
manuscript, reinstating her original selection and arrangement. 1st
ed. New York : HarperCollins, c2004.
A restored edition of Sylvia Plath's collection of poems that were
published after her death that restores the selection and
arrangement of the poems as Plath left them at the point of her
death.
811 PLA
Plath, Sylvia. The collected poems. 1st HarperPerennial ed. New York :
HarperPerennial, 1992.
Contains, in sequence, all the poetry written by the author from
1956 until her suicide in 1963, together with fifty selections from
her pre-1956 work.
811 PLA
Plath, Sylvia. Crossing the water : transitional poems. New York :
Perennial Library, c1971.
Contains over thirty poems written by the American author in the
middle period of her career.
811 PLA
Plath, Sylvia. Poems. New York : Knopf :, 1998.
A selection of poems by American poet Sylvia Plath, focusing
primarily on writings completed between 1956 and 1962, with
several early and a sampling of posthumously published works.
811 POE
The Poetry anthology, 1912-2002 : ninety years of America's most
distinguished verse magazine. Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2002.
Presents poems drawn from throughout the ninety year history of
"Poetry" magazine, featuring selections from William Butler Yeats,
Edna St. Vincent Millay, Langston Hughes, Ezra Pound, and many
others.
811 POE
Poets of World War II. New York : Library of America, c2003.
A collection of 120 poems about World War II, featuring selections
by sixty-two American poets including veterans of the armed
forces, conscientious objectors, draft resistors, and others who
experienced the conflict as civilians.
811 POE
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Complete poems. New York : Gramercy
Books ;, 1992.
Collection of Poe's poetry.
811 REA
Readings on Robert Frost. San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, c1999.
Includes biographical information about Robert Frost as well as
analyses of the themes in his poetry.
811 ROB
Robert Frost : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA :
Chelsea House, c1999.
Presents study guides to a selection of poems by American poet
Robert Frost, each with a thematic analysis and critical views; and
includes biographical information about the author, lists of works
by and about Frost, and an index of themes and ideas.
811 ROO
Roots & flowers : poets and poems on family. 1st ed. New York : H.
Holt, 2001.
An anthology of essays and poems, featuring contributions from
forty poets in which they discuss their feelings about family and
poetry, share personal photographs, and provide one or more
poems about the transitions that come with being part of a family.
811 SAN
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. Poems for the people. Chicago, Ill. : Ivan
R. Dee, c1999.
A selection of seventy-three poems, most of them never before
published, written by Carl Sandburg during his early years in
Chicago.
811 SHA
Shakur, Tupac, 1971-1996. The rose that grew from concrete. New
York : Pocket Books/MTV Books, c1999.
A collection of poems written by rap artist and actor Tupac Shakur
at the age of nineteen.
811 SHA
Shange, Ntozake. Ellington was not a street. 1st ed. New York : Simon
& Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2004], c1983.
Presents an illustrated poem in which Ntozake Shange recalls her
childhood growing up in the company W.E.B. Du Bois, Dizzy
Gillespie, Paul Robeson, and other great African-American men
who were instrumental in changing American culture and society.
811 SIL
Silverstein, Shel. A light in the attic. New York : HarperCollins, c1981.
A collection of humorous poems and drawings.
811 SOU
Soul looks back in wonder. New York : Dial, c1993.
Artwork and poems by such writers as Maya Angelou, Langston
Hughes, and Askia Toure portray the creativity, strength, and
beauty of their African American heritage.
811 SWE
Sweet nothings : an anthology of rock and roll in American poetry.
Bloomington [Ind.] : Indiana University Press, c1994.
A collection of poems, either about, or influenced by rock and roll
music, written by baby-boomers, with a section of contributors
notes and comments on how the music inspired them.
811 SYL
Sylvia Plath : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA :
Chelsea House Publishers, c2001.
Presents biographical information on twentieth-century American
poet Sylvia Plath and profiles five of her works, providing thematic
analysis and excerpts of criticism; also includes primary and
secondary bibliographies.
811 THO
Thomas, Joyce Carol. The blacker the berry : poems. 1st ed. New York
: Joanna Cotler Books, c2008.
A collection of poems, including "Golden Goodness," "Cranberry
Red," and "Biscuit Brown," celebrating individuality and AfroAmerican identity.
811 UPD
Updike, John. Americana and other poems. 1st ed. New York : Knopf :,
2001.
A collection of sixty-two poems by American author John Updike,
covering America, its cities and airplanes; aspects of Updike's life;
foreign travel; and daily life.
811 WAL
Walt Whitman. Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, c1999.
Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on seven poems
by nineteenth century poet Walt Whitman and includes
biographical and bibliographical information.
811 WHI
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. Leaves of grass. Bantam classic ed. New
York : Bantam Books, 1983.
A reprint of the 1892 edition of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass,"
featuring over four hundred selections of the American poet's
work.
811 WIL
Willard, Nancy. A visit to William Blake's inn : poems for innocent and
experienced travelers. New York : Harcourt Brace, c1981.
A collection of poems describing the curious menagerie of guests
who arrive at William Blake's inn.
811 WON
Wong, Janet S. Behind the wheel : poems about driving. 1st ed. New
York : M.K. McElderry, c1999.
Thirty-six poems look at various aspects of driving, including
passing the written driver's test, being pulled over by a cop, and
having an accident, and treat them as metaphors for life.
811.008 ANT
Anthology of modern American poetry. New York : Oxford University
Press, 2000.
Presents an annotated collection of over 750 poems by 161
American poets of the twentieth century, including Robert Frost,
William Carlos Williams, Sylvia Plath, and Marianne Moore; and
includes biographical introductions to each featured author.
811.008 OXF
The Oxford anthology of African-American poetry. Oxford ; : Oxford
University Press, 2006.
Presents a comprehensive anthology of African-American poetry
covering over two centuries, and includes selections by Langston
Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, W.E.B. Du Bois, and many more.
811.009 AFR
African-American poets : Phillis Wheatley through Melvin B. Tolson.
Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2003.
Presents critical analyses of the work of nine African-American
poets from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,
including Phillis Wheatley, James Weldon Johnson, and Langston
Hughes.
811.54 COL
Collins, Billy. Questions about angels : poems. Pittsburgh : University of
Pittsburgh Press, 1999.
This collection of poems deals with such themes as a history
teacher who lies about the past in order to protect his children,
and a wolf who reads fairy tales until he enters one.
811.54 SIL
Silverstein, Shel. Where the sidewalk ends : the poems & drawings of
Shel Silverstein. 30th anniversary special ed. New York :
HarperCollins, c2004.
A boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale are only
two of the characters in a collection of humorous poetry illustrated
with the author's own drawings.
812 ABB
Abbotson, Susan C. W., 1961-. Student companion to Arthur Miller.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000.
A critical introduction to twentieth-century American playwright
Arthur Miller that discusses his experiences involving the Great
Depression, the Holocaust, the House Un-American Activities
Committee, Marilyn Monroe, and other aspects of his life, in
connection with the social and moral themes of eight of his major
plays.
812 ALB
Albee, Edward, 1928-. The American dream ; : and Zoo story : two
plays. New York : Plume, 1997.
Contains two plays, "The American Dream" and "The Zoo Story,"
written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Albee.
812 ALB
Albee, Edward, 1928-. Edward Albee's three tall women. New York :
Dramatists Play Service, c1994.
Presents the script of the 1994 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that
illuminates the events of a ninety-two-year-old woman's life while
she lies in a stroke-induced coma.
812 ALB
Albee, Edward, 1928-. Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1st Scribner
Classics ed. New York : Scribner Classics, 2003, c1962.
Presents the award-winning play in which a young professor and
his odd wife are drawn into a night of malicious mind games when
they innocently drop by the home of George, a disillusioned
academic, and his wife, Martha.
812 ALT
Alterman, Glenn, 1946-. 2 minutes and under : original character
monologues for actors. 1st ed. Newbury, Vt. : Smith and Kraus,
1993.
Contains 30 monologues for men and 34 for women who are
looking for the perfect monologue to perform.
812 ART
Arthur Miller's The crucible. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c1999.
Presents critical essays on Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and
includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic
Harold Bloom.
812 ART
Arthur Miller's Death of a salesman. Philadelphia : Chelsea House
Publishers, c2004.
A guide to studying Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman,"
featuring an introduction to the play, a biographical sketch of the
playwright, a list of characters, a summary and analysis of the
drama, and a selection of critical views.
812 AUG
August Wilson : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA
: Chelsea House, c2002.
A guide to reading and understanding four plays by August Wilson
that includes a brief introduction to Wilson's life, plot summaries,
extracts of major critical essays, an extensive bibliography, and an
index of themes and ideas.
812 CHE
Cheney, Anne, 1944-. Lorraine Hansberry. Boston : Twayne, c1984.
Examines the life and works of twentieth-century African-American
playwright Lorraine Hansberry, who wrote "A Raisin in the Sun";
includes a chronology and a selected bibliography.
812 DES
Dessler, John, 1963-. Sketch-o-frenia : fifty short and witty satirical
sketches. 1st ed. Colorado Springs, CO : Meriwether Pub., c2003.
A collection of fifty short satirical sketches by John Dessler and
Lawrence Phillis for stage, television, and film.
812 DOR
Dorfman, Ariel. Death and the maiden. New York : Penguin Books,
1994.
A play in which a lawyer, Gerardo, is asked to investigate the
crimes at a beach house where his wife was one of the victims.
812 EDW
Edward Albee. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1987.
Albee and the absurd / Brian Way -- Edward Albee / Gerald Weales
-- Albee's Gothic / Paul Witherington -- All over / Ronald Hayman - Conventional Albee / Anthony Hopkins -- Staging the unconscious
/ Mary Castiglie Anderson -- The idea of language in the plays of
Edward Albee / Julian Wasserman -- The limits of reason / Liam O.
Purdon -- The Pirandello in Albee / Thomas P. Adler -- Who's afraid
of Virginia Woolf? / C.W.E. Bigsby -- The man who had three arms
/ Matthew C. Roudané.
812 ELI
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965. Murder in the cathedral. San
Diego : Harcourt, c1963.
A drama of the conflict between church and state in 12th century
England culminates in the murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury
Cathedral.
812 ENS
Ensler, Eve, 1953-. Necessary targets : a story of women and war. 1st
ed. New York : Villard, c2001.
A play by award-winning author Eve Ensler in which two American
women travel to Bosnia to help women confront their memories of
war.
812 EUG
Eugene O'Neill : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA
: Chelsea House, c2000.
Includes a biography of O'Neill plus critical studies of three of his
plays.
812 GIL
Gilsenan, Nancy. John Knowles' A separate peace. Woodstock, Ill. :
Dramatic Pub., c1978.
A two-act dramatic presentation about the coming of age of two
high-school boys at a private school in New England on the eve of
World War II.
812 HAN
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965. A raisin in the sun. Modern Library ed.
New York : The Modern Library, 1995.
A three-act play concerned with the tensions in a middle- class
African American family living on Chicago's Southside in the 1950s.
812 HEL
Hellman, Lillian, 1906-. Six plays. Vintage Books ed. New York :
Vintage Books, c1979.
The children's hour -- Days to come -- The little foxes -- Watch on
the Rhine -- Another part of the forest -- The autumn garden. A
collection of six plays by Lillian Hellman about American life.
812 HIN
Hinden, Michael. Long day's journey into night : native eloquence.
Boston : Twayne Publishers, 1990.
Discusses the influence, historical context, and critical reception of
O'Neill's play. Includes a chronology, bibliography, and index.
812 HUG
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Mule bone : a comedy of Negro life. 1st
ed. New York, NY : Perennial, [1991], c1931.
Presents the play, along with the short story it was based on, and
discusses the controversy surrounding Hughes's and Hurston's
work.
812 KRA
Krasner, David. 1952-. A beautiful pageant : African American theatre,
drama, and performance in the Harlem Renaissance, 1910-1927.
1st ed. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
Explores how African-American theatre, drama, sports, dance, and
politics was impacted during the Harlem Renaissance, from 1910
to 1927.
812 LAW
Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-. Inherit the wind. 1st Ballantine Books ed.
New York : Ballantine Books, 2003, c1951.
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's 1951 play based on the
Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925, which opened the
debate over the teaching of creationism and evolution.
812 MCN
McNally, Terrence. Terrence McNally : 15 short plays. 1st ed. Newbury,
Vt. : Smith and Kraus, 1994.
Contains fifteen short plays by playwright Terrence McNally.
812 MIL
Miller, Arthur, 1915-. The crucible : a play in four acts. New York :
Penguin Books, 2003.
Presents Arthur Miller's play in which a vengeful teenager in 1692
Salem accuses her former lover and his wife of witchcraft. Includes
an introduction.
812 MIL
Miller, Arthur, 1915-. Death of a salesman : certain private
conversations in two acts and a requiem. New York, : Viking Press,
1949.
The prize-winning play concerned with the despair of a 63-year-old
traveling salesman when he is forced to face the reality he has
evaded all his life.
812 ONE
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Four plays. New York, N.Y. : Signet
Classic, [1998].
Beyond the horizon -- The Emperor Jones --Anna Christie -- The
hairy ape. Contains four of O'Neill's early works, two long plays
and two short plays, dealing with themes of domestic life and the
power of fate, and employing images of the sea.
812 ONE
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. The iceman cometh. 1st Vintage
International ed. New York : Vintage Books, 1999.
Presents the text of the 1946 play about a group of pipe-dreaming
drunks in 1912 who hang out at a skid row bar awaiting the annual
appearance of the fast-talking, big-spending salesman, Hickey,
only to be disappointed by the changes that have occurred in his
life.
812 ONE
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Long day's journey into night. 2nd ed. New
Haven : Yale University Press, c1989.
Depicts the struggles of the Tyrone family as they face drug
addiction, alcohol abuse, tuberculosis, and lost dreams in this
semi-autobiographical play.
812 ONE
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Three plays : Desire under the elms ;
Strange interlude ; Mourning becomes Electra. 1st Vintage
International ed. New York : Vintage International/Vintage Books,
1995.
Desire under the elms -- Strange interlude -- Mourning becomes
Electra. A collection of three plays by Eugene O'Neill.
812 REA
Readings on A raisin in the sun. San Diego : Greenhaven Press, c2001.
Presents a biography of American author Lorraine Hansberry, and
features a selection of articles that examine the context, themes,
characters, and productions of her play, "A Raisin in the Sun.".
812 SHI
Shiach, Don. American drama, 1900-1990. Cambridge ; : Cambridge
University Press, 2000.
Offers a survey of twentieth-century American drama, providing
information on the most popular plays and writers, excerpts from
the writings of the most influential dramatists, and study questions
designed to help students understand the texts.
812 SUR
Surface, Mary Hall. Short scenes and monologues for middle school
actors. 1st ed. Lyme, NH : Smith and Kraus, 1999.
A collection of original scenes and monologues written especially
for middle-school actors.
812 TIS
Tischler, Nancy Marie Patterson. Student companion to Tennessee
Williams. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2000.
A discussion of twentieth-century southern American playwright
Tennessee Williams's life, career, influences, and works, including
in-depth analyses of seven of his plays and information drawn
from several primary documents such as letters and unpublished
plays.
812 UHR
Uhry, Alfred. Driving Miss Daisy. 1st ed. New York, NY : Theatre
Communications Group, 1988, c1987.
Presents the script of the play "Driving Miss Daisy," the story of
the strong bond that develops over the course of twenty-five years
between an elderly Jewish widow and her chauffeur, an AfricanAmerican man.
812 WIL
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975. Our town : a play in three acts. New York
: Perennial, 2003, c1938.
Portrays life in Grover's Corner, New Hampshire, in the early
1900's through the routine daily events and the major moments in
the lives of George Gibbs, Emily Webb, and their families; and how
their lives, although mundane, are touched by the universal forces
of love, despair, apathy, nature, and death.
812 WIL
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Cat on a hot tin roof. New York :
Signet, [1985], c1955.
Tells of the problems that beset a wealthy Southern family
gathered together for a family celebration.
812 WIL
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. The glass menagerie. Paper ed. New
York : New Directions, 1999, c1945.
Amanda, a faded southern belle, abandoned wife, and dominating
mother, hopes to match her daughter Laura with an eligible
"gentleman caller" while her son Tom supports the family. Laura,
lame and painfully shy, evades her mother's schemes and reality
by retreating to the make-believe world of her glass animal
collection. Tom eventually leaves home to become a writer but is
forever haunted by the memory of Laura.
812 WIL
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. A streetcar named Desire. New York :
Signet, c1974.
Blanche DuBois, a haggard and fragile southern beauty finds her
pathetic last grasp at happiness cruelly destroyed in large part by
her brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski.
812 WIL
Wilson, August. Fences : a play. New York : Plume, c1986.
Troy Maxson, a strong, hard man who has learned how to be Black
and proud in the 1950s, finds the changing spirit of the 1960s hard
to deal with.
812 WIL
Wilson, August. The piano lesson. New York : Plume, c1990.
Dramatizes the struggles of an African-American family as they
consider selling a prized possession, an ornate upright piano, in
order to buy the tract of land upon which they were once enslaved.
812 WIT
With their eyes : September 11th : the view from a high school at
ground zero. 1st ed. New York : HarperTempest, c2002.
Presents the script of a play written by students at New York's
Stuyvesant High School, presented in a series of monologues
based on interviews with students on their experiences and
feelings about the attack on the World Trade Center--visible from
the school--and its aftermath.
812 ZIN
Zindel, Paul. The effect of gamma rays on man-in-the moon marigolds :
a drama in two acts. New Bantam ed. New York : Bantam, 1997,
c1971.
A two-act play depicting an embittered mother who vents her
frustrations upon her two daughters.
812.54 HAN
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965. A raisin in the sun. 1st Vintage Books
ed. New York : Vintage Books, 1994.
A three-act play concerned with the tensions in a middle- class
African American family living on Chicago's Southside in the 1950s.
813 ALI
Alice Walker's The color purple. Philadelphia : Chelsea House
Publishers, c2000.
Presents critical essays on Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" and
includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic
Harold Bloom.
813 AMY
Amy Tan. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2000.
Presents a selection of critical essays in which the authors examine
the writings of Asian-American author Amy Tan.
813 BAU
Baughman, Judith. Literary masters. Detroit : Gale Group, c2000.
Examines the life and writing of nineteenth-century American
author F. Scott Fitzgerald, featuring information about the major
events that took place during his life, and providing insight into the
experiences that may have influenced his subject matter and
writing style.
813 CAS
Cassedy, Patrice. Understanding Flowers for Algernon. San Diego :
Lucent, c2001.
Discusses the young adult book "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel
Keyes, including the author's life, the science fiction genre, and the
book's plot, characters, and themes.
813 CHM
Chmiel, Mark, 1960-. Elie Wiesel and the politics of moral leadership.
Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 2001.
Analyzes Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel's
solidarity with suffering peoples around the world and his silence
on Israel's treatment of the Palestinians, and examines his work
with--and conflicts with--the U.S. government on the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum and intervention in the Balkans.
813 COR
Cormac McCarthy. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2002.
A collection of critical essays which analyze the work of awardwinning author Cormac McCarthy.
813 DEF
DeFazio, Albert J., III. Literary masterpieces. Detroit : Gale Group,
c2000.
Presents plot summary of Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also
Rises" and examines its literary characteristics, revisions, themes,
critical response and critical analysis, place in history, and
adaptations, and also provides study resources.
813 DOB
Dobie, Kathy. The only girl in the car : a memoir. New York : Dial
Press, 2003.
Kathy Dobie discusses how she overcome a childhood filled with
bad decisions and tragic events to become a confident, welladjusted woman.
813 EUD
Eudora Welty. Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, c1999.
Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on five short
stories by twentieth century writer Eudora Welty and includes
biographical and bibliographical information.
813 F
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The great Gatsby. New York : Chelsea House
Publishers, c2006.
Introduction -- Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views -- G.
Thomas Tanselle and Jackson R. Bryer consider Fitzgerald's early
reputation -- Matthew Bruccoli looks at Fitzgerald's maturation as
reflected in the novel -- Don Seiters on imagery and symbolism in
The great Gatsby -- John Callahan on Fitzgerald's use of American
iconography -- Milton R. Stern on the American dream and
Fitzgerald's romantic excesses -- James E. Miller discusses stylistic
approach to first person -- James E. Miller on meaning of the novel
-- Scott Donaldson on Gatsby and the historical antecedents for
Gatsby -- Joyce A. Rowe on Gatsby's relationship with Nick -James L.W. West on the original title's significance to theme -Scott Donaldson on possessions and character in The great Gatsby
-- Works by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Presents critical essays on F. Scott
Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and includes a chronology, a
bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.
813 FEL
Felgar, Robert, 1944-. Understanding Richard Wright's Black boy : a
student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.
Presents a variety of documents which have been chosen to help
readers understand the political, racial, literary, social, and general
cultural contexts of the fictional autobiography "Black Boy.".
813 GLA
Gladstein, Mimi Reisel. Atlas shrugged : manifesto of the mind. New
York : Twayne Publishers, c2000.
Presents biographical information on twentieth-century American
author Ayn Rand and examines her novel, "Atlas Shrugged,"
including its plot, characters, themes, historical context, influence,
and critical reception; also includes a Rand chronology and a
selected bibliography.
813 HAR
Harper Lee's To kill a mockingbird. Philadelphia : Chelsea House,
c2004.
Introduction -- Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views -Harding Lemay on the children's influence -- Nick Aaron Ford on
the portrayal of African Americans -- Fred Erisman on the
regionalism of the South -- R.A. Dave ontragic elements -- William
T. Going on Scout's point of view -- W.J. Stuckey on the novel's
defects-- Claudia Durst Johnson on universal themes -- Monroe
Freedman on the difficulty of Atticus Finch as a role model -Calvin Woodward on racism and the law -- Dean Shakelford on
gender issues -- Joseph Crespino on the liberalism of Atticus Finch
-- Theodore Hovet and Grace-Ann Hovet on contending voices. A
guide to studying Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "To Kill
a Mockingbird," featuring a biographical sketch of the author, a list
of characters, a summary and analysis of the text, and a selection
of critical views.
813 HEN
Henry James : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA :
Chelsea House, c2002.
Contains plot summaries and character lists for five works by
Henry James, including "Washington Square," "The Portrait of a
Lady," "The Wings of the Dove," "The Ambassadors," and "The
Golden Bowl," each with a selection of critical essays; and includes
biographical information about the author.
813 HER
Herzog, Tobey C. Tim O'Brien. New York : Twayne Publishers, c1997.
A critical study of American writer Tim O'Brien's life and books,
discussing his roles as son, soldier, and author; identifying the key
themes that characterize his works; and analyzing six titles, each
of which is directly or indirectly about the Vietnam War.
813 JAC
Jackson, Lisa. The morning after. New York : Kensington Pub., c2004.
Small-town journalist Nikki Gillette sees a story about the serial
killer stalking Savannah as her ticket to the big time, and while she
is at first an irritant to detective Pierce Reed, as the investigation
continues they begin to realize they share a connection to the killer
and each other.
813 JOH
John Irving. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2001.
A collection of eleven chronologically arranged pieces of literary
criticism on the works of twentieth-century American author John
Irving, with a chronology and secondary bibliography; essays
cover the novels, "The World According to Garp," "The Hotel New
Hampshire," "The 158-Pound Marriage," "A Prayer for Owen
Meany," and "The Cider House Rules.".
813 JOH
John Steinbeck : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall,
PA : Chelsea House, c2000.
Contains plot summaries and character lists for three novels by
John Steinbeck, including "The Grapes of Wrath," "In Dubious
Battle," and "Of Mice and Men," each with a selection of critical
essays; and includes biographical information about the author.
813 JOH
Johnson, Claudia D. Understanding Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : a
student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents.
Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 1996.
Collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and
commentary about the 1884 novel "Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn," including study questions, topics for research papers and
class discussions, and lists of further reading.
813 JOH
Johnson, Claudia D. Understanding The call of the wild : a student
casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents. Westport,
Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000.
A collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and
commentary that provides insight into Jack London's 1903
adventure tale "Call of the Wild"; with suggested projects for oral
or written exploration, and lists of further reading.
813 JOH
Johnson, Claudia D. Understanding The grapes of wrath : a student
casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents. Westport,
CT : Greenwood Press, 1999.
A guide to reading and understanding "The Grapes of Wrath" that
provides information on the time period the novel takes place in
and the plight of migrant farm workers during the Great
Depression.
813 JOH
Johnson, Claudia D. Understanding The red badge of courage : a
student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.
Contains over forty primary documents that provide insight into
the historical context in which Stephen Crane's Civil War novel
"The Red Badge of Courage" was written.
813 JOH
Johnson, Claudia D. Understanding The scarlet letter : a student
casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents. Westport,
Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1995.
A multidisciplinary study of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, "The
Scarlet Letter." Includes current news articles showing the novel's
relevance to today's society.
813 JOH
Johnson, Claudia D. Understanding To kill a mockingbird : a student
casebook to issues, sources, and historic documents. Westport,
Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994.
Historical documents and commentary designed to help set the
novel in the context of its time.
813 JOS
Joseph Heller's Catch-22. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers,
c2001.
Presents critical essays on Joseph Heller's "Catch-22" and includes
a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold
Bloom.
813 KAL
Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-. Understanding the catcher in the rye. San
Diego : Lucent Books, c2001.
Discusses the life of American author J.D. Salinger and the
historical context, plot, characters, and themes of his novel "The
Catcher in the Rye"; also includes ideas for research, excerpts of
criticism, and a chronology.
813 KAT
Katherine Anne Porter : comprehensive research and study guide.
Philadelphia, PA : Chelsea House, c2001.
Presents biographical information on twentieth-century American
writer Katherine Anne Porter and profiles four of her best-known
short stories, providing plot summaries and excerpts of criticism;
also includes primary and secondary bibliographies.
813 KEE
Keeley, Jennifer, 1974-. Understanding I am the cheese. San Diego :
Lucent Books, c2001.
An introduction to Robert Cormier's book, "I am the Cheese,"
discussing the author's life, the impact of the book, plot, cast of
characters, and literary criticism.
813 KEL
Kelly, Kevin, M.F.A. Henry James's The portrait of a lady. Piscataway,
N.J. : Research & Education Association, c1996.
Presents study tools on Henry James's novel "The Portrait of a
Lady," including a James biography, historical background, a plot
summary, section-by-section analysis and review questions, essay
topics, and a bibliography.
813 KUR
Kurt Vonnegut. Philadelphia, Pa. : Chelsea House Publishers, c2000.
Contains a selection of critical essays in which the authors examine
the writings of twentieth-century American novelist Kurt Vonnegut.
813 KUR
Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-five. Philadelphia : Chelsea House
Publishers, c2001.
Presents critical essays on Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five"
and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by
critic Harold Bloom.
813 LAY
Layman, Richard, 1947-. Literary masters. Detroit : Gale Group, 2000.
Surveys the life, era, and works of, and major literary criticism on,
twentieth-century American writer Dashiell Hammett, author of
1930's "The Maltese Falcon" and other novels.
813 LEH
Lehan, Richard Daniel, 1930-. The great Gatsby : the limits of wonder.
Boston : Twayne Publishers ;, c1990.
A critical reading of Fitzgerald's novel and discussions of the work's
influence, historical context, and critical reception.
813 LEH
Lehan, Richard Daniel, 1930-. Literary masterpieces. Detroit : Gale
Group, c2001.
A critical examination of Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie,"
providing information about the writing and publication of the 1900
novel; discussing the setting, plot, character, narrative meaning,
and historical context; presenting a sampling of critical excerpts;
and including resources for further study.
813 MAR
Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale. Philadelphia : Chelsea House,
c2004.
A guide to reading and understanding Margaret Atwood's "The
Handmaid's Tale" that includes a brief biographical sketch of the
author, plot summaries, character analysis, review questions, and
selections from critical essays.
813 MAR
Marvin, Thomas F. Kurt Vonnegut : a critical companion. Westport, CT :
Greenwood Press, 2002.
A critical guide to seven novels by twentieth-century American
novelist Kurt Vonnegut, each with an analysis of plot, character
development, thematic concerns, symbolism, and literary contexts.
Includes biographical information about the author.
813 MCH
McHaney, Thomas L. Literary masterpieces. Detroit : Gale Group,
c2000.
A study guide to "The Sound and the Fury," featuring information
about the publication, plot, author, and characters; discussing the
writing and revision of the 1929 novel; examining the story's
themes; and providing a selection of critical response.
813 MCH
McHaney, Thomas L. Literary masters. Detroit : Gale Group, c2000.
Discusses the life and works of twentieth-century American author
William Faulkner, providing information on his childhood, career,
awards, writing and revision techniques, critical reception,
historical and cultural context, literary themes, and other related
topics, as well as study questions, a chronology, a glossary, and a
bibliography.
813 MEY
Meyering, Sheryl L., 1948-. Understanding O pioneers! and My Antonia
: a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents.
Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Presents over forty historical documents, essays, and interviews
that provide context for Willa Cather's novels "O Pioneers!" and
"My Antonia.".
813 MIS
Mistron, Deborah E., 1950-. Understanding Jamaica Kincaid's Annie
John : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical
documents. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
A collection of thirty primary documents and commentary that
provide insight into the historical, social, and cultural contexts of
Jamaica Kincaid's 1985 novel "Annie John," with study questions,
topics for research papers, and lists of further reading.
813 NAT
Nathaniel Hawthorne : comprehensive research and study guide.
Broomall, PA : Chelsea House Publishers, c2001.
Provides plot summaries, character listings, and critical
assessments of five short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and
includes biographical information about the nineteenth-century
American author.
813 NAT
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The scarlet letter. Philadelphia : Chelsea House
Publishers, c2004.
A study guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter,"
featuring a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a
summary and analysis of the text, and a selection of critical views.
813 NEW
A New study guide to Steinbeck's major works, with critical
explications. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1993.
A series of essays that examine ten novels written by John
Steinbeck between 1936 and 1966, including "Cannery Row," "Of
Mice and Men," and "East of Eden," with discussion of the
language, themes, and messages of each work.
813 PIN
Pinsker, Sanford. Understanding The catcher in the rye : a student
casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents. Westport,
CT : Greenwood Press, 1999.
A collection of social, cultural, and historical documents that are
designed to help students read and understand J. D. Salinger's
novel, "The Catcher in the Rye.".
813 PIZ
Pizer, Donald. Literary masters. Detroit, MI : Gale Group, c2000.
Chronology -- About Theodore Dreiser -- Dreiser at work -Dreiser's era -- Dreiser's works -- Dreiser on his novels -- Dreiser
as studied -- Resources for study of Theodore Dreiser. Presents a
chronology of the life of nineteenth-century American author
Theodore Dreiser, and provides information about his life, work,
and the era in which he lived and wrote, and commentary on his
novels.
813 PLA
Plant, Deborah G., 1956-. Zora Neale Hurston : a biography of the
spirit. Westport, CT : Praeger, 2007.
Explores the life and achievements of Zora Neale Hurston,
discussing how she dealt with ill health and funded her projects
and exploring her relationships with family members and friends,
her influence during the Harlem Renaissance, and more.
813 PRI
Pringle, Mary Beth, 1943-. John Grisham : a critical companion.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
Provides biographical information about author John Grisham,
examines the evolution of his legal thrillers, features individual
studies of seven Grisham novels written between 1989 and 1996,
and includes a bibliography and a list of reviews.
813 RAY
Ray Bradbury. Philadelphia, PA : Chelsea House Publishers, c2001.
Presents eight critical essays on the works of science fiction and
fantasy author Ray Bradbury, as well as an essay by Bradbury
himself. Covers his story "The Golden Apples of the Sun"; his
novels "The Martian Chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451"; and topics
such as his representation of children and his use of frontier myth.
813 RAY
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Philadelphia, PA : Chelsea House
Publishers, c2001.
A collection of essays which analyze Ray Bradbury's novel
"Fahrenheit 451".
813 REA
Readings on My Antonia. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2001.
Presents sixteen essays on twentieth-century American writer Willa
Cather's novel "My Antonia," plus a biography of Cather and
introductory discussion of the novel's characters and plot.
813 REA
Readings on Black boy. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2000.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the autobiographical novel "Black
Boy," and its author, Richard Wright.
813 REA
Readings on Native son. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2000.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the 1940 novel "Native Son," and its
author, Richard Wright.
813 REA
Readings on The prince and the pauper. San Diego : Greenhaven Press,
c2001.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the 1881 novel "The Prince and the
Pauper," and its author, Mark Twain.
813 REA
Readings on Flannery O'Connor. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press,
c2001.
Presents sixteen essays on twentieth-century southern American
writer Flannery O'Connor's life and works.
813 REA
Readings on The adventures of Huckleberry Finn. San Diego :
Greenhaven Press ;, c1998.
A collection of essays that offer analysis and opinion about "The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," looking at the form, themes,
techniques, and conventions of the 1885 novel, and including
biographical information about its author, Mark Twain.
813 REA
Readings on The sun also rises. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press,
c2002.
A guide to reading and understanding Ernest Hemingway's novel
"The Sun Also Rises" that includes an in-depth biography of the
author, essays which examine various aspects of the novel, and
information on the book's themes and characters.
813 REA
Readings on Billy Budd. San Diego : Greenhaven Press ;, c2003.
Presents seventeen works of criticism on Herman Melville's story
"Billy Budd," discussing its plot, characters, themes, and
interpretations, and provides a chronology, a bibliography, and an
appendix on the story's nautical references.
813 REY
Reynolds, Michael S., 1937-. Literary masters. Detroit : Gale Group,
c2000.
Examines the life and writing of twentieth-century American author
Ernest Hemingway, featuring information about the major events
that took place during his life, and providing insight into the
experiences that may have influenced his subject matter and
writing style.
813 ROB
Roberts, Terry, 1956-. Literary masterpieces. Detroit, MI : Gale Group,
c2001.
A study guide to Thomas Wolfe's 1929 novel "Look Homeward,
Angel" that provides a plot summary and discusses its author,
themes, critical response, and adaptations. Also provides study
questions, glossaries, and a selected bibliography.
813 SAN
Sandra Cisneros's The house on Mango Street. Philadelphia : Chelsea
House, c2004.
Presents resources for studying Sandra Cisneros' "The House on
Mango Street," including a biographical sketch of the author, a list
of characters, a summary and analysis of the novel, and a
selection of critical views.
813 STE
Stephen King. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c1998.
Contains fifteen essays in which the authors provide critical
perspectives on the works of twentieth-century American horror
writer Stephen King, and includes a chronology, notes on the
contributors, and a bibliography.
813 TIM
Tim O'Brien's The things they carried. Philadelphia : Chelsea House,
c2005.
Presents a guide to studying Tim O'Brien's "The Things They
Carried," a collection of related short fiction stories that recreate
the Vietnam War experiences of an American foot soldier, featuring
a list of characters, a biographical sketch of the author, and a
selection of critical essays.
813 TON
Toni Morrison. Princeton : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2005.
This program introduces one of the greatest contemporary
American authors: winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature, "a
literary Moses stripping away the idols of whiteness and blackness
that have prevented blacks from knowing themselves." Readings
from Beloved and Jazz show how she returns to the pain of slavery
and segregation to restore wholeness to the black psyche. "The
past," Morrison says, "is more infinite than the future... It’s
avoiding it, deceiving ourselves about it, that paralyzes growth.".
813 TON
Toni Morrison : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA
: Chelsea House, c2000.
Contains plot summaries and character lists for four novels by Toni
Morrison, including "The Bluest Eye," "Sula," "Song of Solomon,"
and "Beloved," each with a selection of critical essays; and
includes biographical information about the author.
813 TON
Toni Morrison's Beloved. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2004.
A study guide to Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" featuring a "story
behind the story" section, biographical sketches, summaries,
analysis, critical essays, and annotated bibliographies.
813 TON
Toni Morrison's The bluest eye. New York : Bloom's Literary Criticism,
c2010.
Collects ten critical essays on Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eyes,"
and includes an author's biographical sketch, background
information, a list of characters, a summary and analysis, and an
annotated bibliography.
813 TWA
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : a case study
in critical controversy. 2nd ed. Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's,
c2004.
Contains the 1855 text of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn," including several of its illustrations, and presents twenty
critical essays as examples of the controversy the novel has
generated.
813 TYL
Tyler, Lisa, 1964-. Student companion to Ernest Hemingway. Westport,
CT : Greenwood Press, 2001.
Explores the life and work of Ernest Hemingway, discussing how he
confronted moral issues in his life and his writing, how certain
personal events influenced his work, and the impact his work had
on American literature.
813 VAL
Valenti, Patricia Dunlavy, 1945-. Understanding The old man and the
sea : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical
documents. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Presents a literary analysis of the 1953 novel about the struggles
of an old Cuban fisherman to bring home a giant marlin, and
features background on various aspects of Cuba, and a selection of
primary documents.
813 WEL
Welty, Eudora, 1909-. Stories, essays & memoir. New York : Library of
America :, c1998.
A curtain of green and other stories -- The wide net and other
stories -- The golden apples -- The bride of Innisfallen and other
stories -- Other stories -- Selected essays -- One writer's
beginnings. Presents the collected short stories of twentiethcentury American writer Eudora Welty, and includes a selection of
nine literary and personal essays, as well as a memoir of the
author's childhood.
813 WIL
Willa Cather : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA :
Chelsea House, c2000.
Contains plot summaries and character lists for four works by Willa
Cather, including "My Antonia," "A Lost Lady," "The Professor's
House," and"Death Comes for the Archbishop," each with a
selection of critical essays; and includes biographical information
about the author.
813 WIN
Winchell, Donna Haisty. Alice Walker. New York : Twayne Publishers ;,
c1992.
Study of Alice Walker's entire body of work, including her poetry
and most recent novel. Includes biographical information.
813.009 ADA
Adamson, Lynda G. Thematic guide to the American novel. Westport,
CT : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Draws from 150 novels appropriate for readers in the last two
years of high school and the first two years of college to identify
fifty common themes, and features essays that explore each
theme in terms of three representative novels, with introductory
quotations and plot summaries.
813.009 JAM
Jamaica Kincaid. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c1998.
Contains eleven essays in which the authors provide critical
perspectives on the works of twentieth-century Caribbean writer
Jamaica Kincaid, and includes a chronology, notes on the
contributors, and a bibliography.
814 BAL
Baldwin, James, 1924-. Collected essays. New York : Library of
America, c1998.
Notes of a native son -- Nobody knows my name -- The fire next
time -- No name in the street -- The devil finds work. A collection
of non-fiction writings by African-American author James Baldwin,
including the autobiographical "Notes of a Native Son"; his 1963
analysis of America's racial divide, "The Fire Next Time"; and over
thirty other essays.
814 EME
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. Ralph Waldo Emerson : essays &
poems. 1st Library of America college ed. New York, N.Y. : Library
of America, 1996.
An anthology of nineteenth-century American writer and
philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson's essays and poems, including in
their entirety his books "Nature: Addresses, and Lectures,"
"Essays: First and Second Series," "Representative Men," and "The
Conduct of Life," as well as his volumes of poetry and other
essays, addresses, and poems from his manuscripts.
814 EME
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. Self-reliance, and other essays.
New York : Dover Publications, 1993.
Contains six essays and one address selected from nineteenthcentury author Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Essays, First Series," and
"Essays, Second Series," in which he shares his views on moral
idealism and other topics.
814 KEA
Keane, Patrick J. Emerson, romanticism, and intuitive reason : the
transatlantic "light of all our day" Columbia : University of Missouri
Press, c2005.
A comparative study in transatlantic Romanticism that traces the
links between German idealism, British Romanticism, and
American Transcendentalism.
815 IN
In our own words : extraordinary speeches of the American century.
New York : Kodansha International, 1999.
A collection of over 150 celebrated American speeches drawn from
throughout the twentieth century.
817.009 AME
American humor. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2001.
Fifteen essays discuss various aspects of American humor
throughout history, examining literary examples such as the works
of Mark Twain, J. D. Salinger, and Kurt Vonnegut; also includes a
chronology and a bibliography.
818 BUS
Busby, Mark. Ralph Ellison. New York : Twayne Publishers ;, 1991.
Traces the influence of folklore, mythology, and oral tradition on
Ellison's writings amid the contradictory forces of American culture
and history.
818 CRI
The critical response to Jack London. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood
Press, 1995.
A collection of criticism on the writings of author Jack London,
designed specifically to document London's critical reception in the
United States from a historical perspective.
818 GIL
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935. The yellow wallpaper and other
writings. New York : Bantam, 1989.
Contains eight short stories by American feminist and sociologist
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and includes an excerpt from her novel
"Herland," a tale about three male explorers who stumble into an
all-female society, and two nonfiction selections.
818 HIS
A historical guide to Edgar Allan Poe. Oxford, [England] ; : Oxford
University Press, 2001.
Contains four critical essays that examine nineteenth-century
American author Edgar Allan Poe's works from a historical
perspective, and includes biographical and bibliographical essays,
and an illustrated chronology.
818 LAN
Langston Hughes : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall,
PA : Chelsea House Publishers, c1999.
Presents biographical critical, and bibliographical information about
African-American poet Langston Hughes and three of his poems,
including "The Weary Blues," "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," and
"Song for a Dark Girl.".
818 MAG
Magistrale, Tony. Student companion to Edgar Allan Poe. Westport, CT
: Greenwood Press, 2001.
Describes the life of nineteenth-century author Edgar Allan Poe and
his contributions to literature, and analyzes several of his classic
works in four categories: poetry, vampiric love stories, tales of
psychological terror or revenge, and the detective story. Also
includes a selected bibliography.
818 MAR
Margaret Atwood. Philadelphia, Pa. : Chelsea House, c2000.
Contains interpretations and criticism of Atwood's novels.
818 MAR
Mark Twain. Updated ed. New York : Chelsea House, c2006.
Presents critical analyses of the works of Mark Twain, providing a
plot summary and list of characters, and includes a biography of
Twain, and an index of themes and ideas.
818 MAR
Mark Twain. San Diego : Greenhaven Press, c2002.
Contains fourteen essays that explore various aspects of the life
and work of American author Mark Twain, discussing his careershaping experiences, the Mark Twain persona, his writing and
performing career, and his legacy.
818 MAY
Maya Angelou's I know why the caged bird sings. Philadelphia : Chelsea
House, c2004.
A study guide to Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings," featuring a biographical sketch of the author, a list of
characters, a summary and analysis of the text, and a selection of
critical views.
818 MEG
Megna-Wallace, Joanne, 1954-. Understanding I know why the caged
bird sings : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical
documents. Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, 1998.
Studies the major issues that are present in Maya Angelou's
autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and discusses
how it reflects many of the challenges that African-Americans have
to face.
818 POE
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. The collected tales and poems of Edgar
Allan Poe. Modern Library ed. New York : Modern Library, 1992.
Collection of Edgar Allan Poe's writings that includes his most well
known works as well as less familiar stories, poems, and essays.
818 THO
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. Walden and other writings. Modern
Library pbk. ed. New York : Modern Library, 2000.
Presents the full text of nineteenth-century American writer Henry
David Thoreau's "Walden"; selections from "A Week on the
Concord and Merrimack Rivers," "Cape Cod," and "The Maine
Woods"; and five significant essays by Thoreau.
818 THU
Thurber, James, 1894-1961. Writings and drawings. New York : Library
of America, c1996.
Selection of writings and drawings by American humorist James
Thurber, presenting a diverse mix of literary parodies, eccentric
portraits, stories of domestic warfare, reminiscences, and protests.
818 TOM
Tom Wolfe. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2001.
A collection of critical essays which analyze the writings of Tom
Wolfe, focusing on his avant garde style of writing and his incisive
social criticism.
818 TWA
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Letters from the earth : uncensored writings.
1st Perennial Classics ed. New York : Perennial, 2004, c1938.
A collection of sketches and other short pieces by Mark Twain,
originally compiled in 1939, including imaginative writings on
biblical themes, satirical views of society, and other miscellaneous
works.
818.54 CAN
Chicken soup for the pet lover's soul : stories about pets as teachers,
healers, heroes and friends. Deerfield Beach, FL : Health
Communications, c1998.
A collection of short inspirational stories about pets in their roles as
teachers, healers, heros, companions, and friends.
820.9 CRU
Cruttenden, Aidan. The Victorians : English literature in its historical,
cultural, and social contexts. New York : Facts on File, c2003.
Provides historical, cultural, and social contexts for the study of
English literature, looking at the literary genres and highlighting
key writers and works from the Victorian era, and includes a time
line, glossaries, and resources for further study.
820.9 ENG
English romanticism. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2001.
An introduction to English romanticism which includes a variety of
critical articles that analyze important literary works within the
genre.
820.9 KIN
King, Neil. The Romantics : English literature in its historical, cultural,
and social contexts. New York : Facts on File, c2003.
Provides historical, cultural, and social contexts for the study of
English literature, looking at the literary genres and highlighting
key writers and works from the Romantic period, and includes a
time line, glossaries, and resources for further study.
820.9 LEE
Lee-Browne, Patrick. The Renaissance : English literature in its
historical, cultural, and social contexts. New York : Facts on File,
c2003.
Provides historical, cultural, and social contexts for the study of
English literature, looking at the literary genres and highlighting
key writers and works from the Renaissance, and includes a time
line, glossaries, and resources for further study.
820.9 VEN
Vendler, Helen Hennessy. Coming of age as a poet : Milton, Keats,
Eliot, Plath. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003.
John Milton : the elements of happiness - John Keats : perfecting
the sonnet -- T.S. Eliot : inventing Prufrock -- Sylvia Plath :
reconstructing the Colossus. Explores the precedents,
circumstances, and artistry of the first perfect poems composed by
John Milton, John Keats, T.S. Eliot, and Sylvia Plath.
821 ALF
Alfred, Lord Tennyson. New York : Bloom's Literary Criticism, c2010.
Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on six poems
by nineteenth century writer Alfred Lord Tennyson and includes
biographical and bibliographical information.
821 AUS
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. The poetry of Jane Austen and the Austen
family. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press in association with the
Jane Austen Society, c1997.
Contains all the known poems written by novelist Jane Austen, as
well as a selection by her relatives including her mother, sister
Cassandra, four brothers, her Uncle James, nieces Anna and
Fanny, and nephew James Edward, and features an introduction
and explanatory notes.
821 BIS
Bisson, Lillian M., 1941-. Chaucer and the late medieval world. 1st pbk.
ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999, c1998.
Discusses the fourteenth-century societal issues Chaucer examined
in his works, including gender, religion, and class/commerce.
821 BRO
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861. Elizabeth Barrett Browning : a
burning passion. London : Brockhampton Press, c1998.
A collection of poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning that includes
biographical information about her.
821 BRO
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861. Sonnets from the Portuguese
and other love poems. New York : Doubleday, [1990].
A collection of forty-four interlocking poems written for her
husband, Robert Browning.
821 BRO
Browning, Robert, 1812-1889. Selected poems. London ; : Penguin
Books, 1989.
A selection of poems by nineteenth-century English poet Robert
Browning, drawn from collections published between 1842 and
1864, as well as the works of his later years. Includes an
introduction, explanatory notes, and indexes.
821 BYR
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. Byron : passionate
romantic. London : Brockhampton Press, c1998.
Presents a selection of poems by eighteenth-century English poet
Lord Byron, illustrated by some of the world's most admired works
of art.
821 BYR
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. Don Juan. London ; :
Penguin Books, [2004].
Presents Lord Byron's early-nineteenth-century mock epic about
the seductions, betrayals, adventures, and mishaps of the
legendary Spanish rake Don Juan, and includes extensive
explanatory notes, a scholarly introduction, and a substantial
further reading list.
821 CHA
Chaucer, Geoffrey, 1340?-1400. The Canterbury tales. London :
Penguin Books, [2003].
A company of thirty-one pilgrims tell their stories on the way to
the shrine of St. Thomas at Canterbury. Includes an introduction
and notes.
821 COL
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834. Coleridge : lyrical romantic.
London : Brockhampton, c1998.
Presents a selection of poems by eighteenth-century English poet
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, illustrated with some of the world's most
admired works of art.
821 CRI
Critical essays on Geoffrey Chaucer. New York : G.K. Hall, c1998.
A collection of critical essays that discuss the life and work of
Geoffrey Chaucer.
821 DAM
Damon, S. Foster (Samuel Foster), 1893-1971. A Blake dictionary : the
ideas and symbols of William Blake. Rev. ed. /. Hanover, NH :
University Press of New England, c1988.
Provides a detailed index to the characters within William Blake's
poetry and offers an exposition of Blake's major themes and
symbols used in his prophetic works.
821 DON
Donne, John, 1572-1631. The complete poetry and selected prose of
John Donne. Modern Library pbk. ed. New York : Modern Library,
2001.
A collection of poetry and prose by John Donne.
821 DON
Donne, John, 1572-1631. John Donne's poetry : authoritative texts
criticism. 1st ed. New York : W. W. Norton & Co., c2007.
Presents over one hundred poems by seventeenth-century poet
John Donne, with annotations, critical essays, and a selected
bibliography.
821 ELI
English poetry : with introductions, notes and illustrations. Danbury,
Conneticut : Grolier Enterprises Corp, [c1980].
1. From Chaucer to Gray.--2. From Collins to Fitzgerald.--3. From
Tennyson to Whitman.
821 ELI
Essays, English and American : with introductions notes and
illustrations. Danbury, Conneticut : Grolier Eneterprises Corp,
[c1910].
Thackeray, Newman, Arnold, Ruskin, Bagehot, Huxley, Freeman,
Stevenson, Channing, Poe, Thoreau and Lowell.
821 ELI
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965. Old Possum's book of
practical cats. 1st ed. New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
1982, c1939.
Contains fifteen poems about cats. Originally written for the
author's godchildren.
821 ELI
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965. The waste land and other
writings. Modern Library ed. New York : Modern Library, 2001.
A collection of writings by T. S. Eliot.
821 ENG
English romantic poetry. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2004.
The makings of a music : reflections on Wordsworth and Yeats /
Seamus Heaney -- The poetics of prophecy / Geoffrey Hartman -Truth the best music : The Ode on a Grecian urn / Helen Vendler -English Romanticism : the grounds of belief / John Clubbe and
Ernest J. Lovell, Jr. -- Phases of English Romanticism / Jerome J.
McGann -- Rhyme and the arbitrariness of language / William
Keach -- The Narrator as Satiric Device in Don Juan / Frederick L.
Beaty -- Form and freedom in European Romantic poetry / Stuart
Curran -- "We must away" : tragedy and the imagination in
Coleridge's later poems / John L. Mahoney -- Involute and symbol
in the Romantic imagination / Thomas McFarland -- The
imaginative vision of Kubla Khan : On Coleridge's Introductory
note / David Perkins -- Time and history in Wordsworth / Paul de
Man -- Byron and Shelley / Stephen Gurney -- Keat's poems : the
material dimensions / M.H. Abrams -- The religion of empire :
Blake's rehab in its Biblical contexts / G. A. Rosso. Contains fifteen
critical essays in which contributors examine various aspects of
English romantic poetry as seen in the works of Wordsworth,
Yeats, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and others.
821 GEO
Geoffrey Chaucer. Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, c1999.
A guide to reading and understanding Geoffrey Chaucer's
"Canterbury Tales" that includes biographical information about
Chaucer, thematic and structural analysis, excerpts of critical
essays, and a discussion of the major themes and ideas of the
work.
821 GEO
Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury tales. New York : Bloom's Literary
Criticism, c2008.
A study guide to Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales,"
featuring a list of characters, a summary and analysis, a selection
of critical views, and a biographical sketch of the author.
821 HAR
Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. Hardy : poems. New York : Knopf :, 1995.
Collection of over 120 poems by the late ninteenth-early twentieth
century poet and novelist Thomas Hardy, who has come to be
regarded as one of the masters of the modern age.
821 JOH
John Donne. Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, c1999.
Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on ten poems
by sixteenth century writer John Donne and includes biographical
and bibliographical information.
821 JOH
John Keats. Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, c2001.
Presents biographical information about poet John Keats, and
provides thematic analyses and a selection of critical views on five
of his poems.
821 JOH
John Milton : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA :
Chelsea House, c1999.
Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on the
important aspects of seven poems by seventeenth-century poet
John Milton, and includes biographical and bibliographical
information.
821 KEA
Keats, John, 1795-1821. The complete poems of John Keats. Modern
Library ed. New York : Modern Library, 1994.
A collection of poetic works by nineteenth-century English poet
John Keats, including epistles, sonnets, and several fugitive and
posthumously published poems. Also includes "Endymion," an
allegorical romance, and "Otho the Great," a five-act poetic
tragedy.
821 KEA
Keats, John, 1795-1821. Keats : truth & imagination. London :
Brockhampton Press, c1996.
A collection of poems by English Romantic poet John Keats
selected from his published works, complemented by reproductions
of Pre-Raphaelite paintings, and including a biographical
introduction and a chronology of Keats's short life.
821 KIP
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. Kipling : Victorian balladeer. London :
Brockhampton Press, c1996.
A collection of verse by Victorian writer Joseph Rudyard Kipling
selected from his mature work, illustrated with artwork inspired by
the poetry, and including a biographical introduction and a
chronology of Kipling's life.
821 PAU
Paul Muldoon : critical essays. Liverpool [England] : Liverpool
University Press, 2004.
Presents critical essays on the writings of Northern Irish poet Paul
Muldoon.
821 ROB
Robert Browning : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall,
PA : Chelsea House Publishers, c2001.
Presents biographical information on nineteenth-century British
writer Robert Browning and profiles five of his works, providing
thematic analysis and excerpts of criticism; also includes primary
and secondary bibliographies.
821 ROS
Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894. Christina Rossetti : passion &
devotion. London : Brockhampton Press, c1998.
Presents a selection of poems by nineteenth-century English poet
Christina Rossetti, complemented by reproductions of some of the
world's best-known works of Pre-Raphaelite art.
821 SAM
Samuel Taylor Coleridge. New ed. New York : Bloom's Literary
Criticism, c2010.
The Biographia literaria and the contentions of English
Romanticism / Jerome J. McGann -- The imaginative vision of
Kubla Khan: On Coleridge's Introductory Note / David Perkins -The politics of "Frost at Midnight" / Paul Magnuson -- The Ancient
Mariner: an answer to Warren / William Empson -- Coleridge:
prescience, tenacity and the Origin of sociology / Thomas
McFarland -- "Between Poetry and Oratory": Coleridge's Romantic
effusions / J. Douglas Kneale -- Coda: the incomprehensible
mariner / Seamus Perry --Pictorialism and matter-of-factness in
Coleridge's Poems of Somerset / Jack Stillinger -- Christabel and
the Origin of Evil / William A. Ulmer -- Coleridge's Conversation
Poems / Frederick Burwick. Provides a brief biography of English
author Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a selection of personal
reminiscences by his contemporaries, and critical essays from the
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on specific Coleridge
works.
821 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Love poems and sonnets of William
Shakespeare. New York : Doubleday, [1991].
A lover's complaint--The phoenix and turtle--The passionate
pilgrim--Venus and Adonis--Songs and poems from the plays. An
illustrated anthology of verse by sixteenth-century playwright
William Shakespeare, including 154 sonnets, as well as an
additional selection of love poetry.
821 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The narrative poems. New ed. New
York : Penguin Books, 1999.
Presents five narrative poems by William Shakespeare, including
"Venus and Adonis," "Lucrece," "The Phoenix and the Turtle," "The
Passionate Pilgrim," and "A Lover's Complaint"; and includes notes,
an introduction, and an essay on the playwright's theatrical world.
821 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The poems. Toronto ; : Bantam
Books, 1988.
Venus and Adonis -- The rape of Lucrece -- The phoenix and turtle
-- A lover's complaint -- Sonnets. A collection of Shakespeare's
narrative poetry and sonnets.
821 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Shakespeare's sonnets and poems.
Broomall, PA : Chelsea House Publishers, c1999.
Presents biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on a
selection of poems and sonnets by sixteenth-century author
William Shakespeare.
821 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The sonnets. New ed. New York :
Penguin Books, 2001.
Presents 154 sonnets by sixteenth-century poet and playwright
William Shakespeare, and includes an introduction, notes on the
texts, and an index of first lines.
821 SHE
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Shelley's poetry and prose :
authoritative texts, criticism. 2nd ed. New York : Norton, c2002.
Presents more than fifty works of poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley,
three of his prose works, and twenty-two essays by such critics as
Harold Bloom, Earl R. Wasserman, and Susan J. Wolfson.
821 SIR
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight : the classic translation. New York :
Signet Classic, [2001].
Presents Burton Raffel's translation of the fourteenth-century
English poem in which a mysterious green-skinned knight
interrupts Christmas at Camelot and presents a dangerous
challenge, to which Sir Gawain steps up.
821 SPE
Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599. Edmund Spencer's The faerie queene.
Moscow, ID : Canon Press, c1999.
Contains the first book to Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene".
821 TEN
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892. Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, c1999.
Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on six poems
by nineteenth century writer Alfred Lord Tennyson and includes
biographical and bibliographical information.
821 TEN
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892. Idylls of the king and a
selection of poems. New York : Signet Classic, [2003].
Collection of poems by nineteenth-century poet Alfred Lord
Tennyson, featuring "Idylls of the King," his epic work about the
court of King Arthur.
821 THO
Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953. The poems of Dylan Thomas. Rev. ed. New
York : New Directions, 2003.
Presents a selection of nearly two hundred poems by twentieth
century Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, featuring twenty-six works
written in Thomas's youth, and two unfinished pieces. Includes a
chronology, notes, and selected poems read by Thomas on CD.
821 TS
T.S. Eliot. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2003.
Presents a biography of American poet T. S. Eliot, features essays
that provide critical analyses of his work, and includes a
chronology and lists of works by and about Eliot.
821 TS
T.S. Eliot : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA :
Chelsea House, c1999.
Presents study guides to five poems by T.S. Eliot, each including a
thematic analysis and a selection of critical views; and includes
biographical information about the author, lists of works by and
about Eliot, and an index of themes and ideas.
821 TS
T.S. Eliot's The waste land. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers,
c1986.
Presents critical essays on T. S. Eliot's "Waste Land" and includes a
chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold
Bloom.
821 WHE
Wheeler, Thomas, 1926-. Andrew Marvell revisited. New York : Twayne
Publishers ;, c1996.
Critical study of the life and career of seventeenth-century writer
Andrew Marvell, focusing on the style and themes found in his
works, and looking at his changing reputation through more than
three centuries of scholarship.
821 WIL
William Butler Yeats : comprehensive research and study guide.
Broomall, PA : Chelsea House Publishers, c2001.
Presents biographical information on nineteenth- and twentiethcentury Irish poet William Butler Yeats and profiles six of his
works, providing thematic analysis and excerpts of criticism; also
includes primary and secondary bibliographies.
821 WIL
William Wordsworth : comprehensive research and study guide.
Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, c1999.
Presents a variety of viewpoints by different critics on three poems
by late eighteenth-century poet William Wordsworth, and includes
biographical and bibliographical information.
821 WOR
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. The prelude : the four texts (1798,
1799, 1805, 1850). London ; : Penguin Books, 1995.
Contains the four versions of William Wordsworth's famous poem
about "the growth of a poet's mind," with notes, presenting the
1805 and 1850 versions in parallel text.
821 WOR
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. Wordsworth : the eternal romantic.
London : Brockhampton Press, c1996.
A collection of verse by English Romantic poet William Wordsworth,
including some of his short poems and extracts from his longer
works, complemented by paintings inspired by his descriptions of
lakes, and including a biographical introduction and a chronology
of Wordsworth's life.
821 YEA
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. The Yeats reader : a portable
compendium of poetry, drama, and prose. Rev. ed. New York :
Scribner Poetry, c2002.
An anthology of writing by William Butler Yeats which presents
more than one hundred and fifty of his best-known poems, plus
eight plays, a sampling of his prose tales, and excerpts from his
published autobiographical and critical writings.
821 YEA
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. Yeats : romantic visionary.
London : Brockhampton Press, c1996.
A collection of verse by Irish poet William Butler Yeats selected
from works published throughout his half-century career,
complemented by paintings from around the world, and including a
biographical introduction and a chronology of Yeats's life.
821.008 COM
Committed to memory : 100 best poems to memorize. 1st Riverhead
trade pbk. ed. New York : Riverhead Books, 1997, c1996.
A collection of over 100 poems selected specifically for
memorization, emcompassing a wide variety of genres, structures,
and patterns, and drawn from a period ranging from Biblical times
through the mid-twentieth century.
821.008 NOR
The Norton anthology of modern and contemporary poetry. 3rd ed.
New York : W.W. Norton, c2003.
Collects hundreds of works by nineteenth- and twentieth-century
American and European poets, presented chronologically from Walt
Whitman to Keith Douglas, as well statements on poetry by the
poets themselves; and includes headnotes, annotations, and
bibliographies.
821.008 NOR
The Norton anthology of modern and contemporary poetry. 3rd ed.
New York : W.W. Norton, c2003.
Collects hundreds of works by twentieth-century American and
European poets, presented chronologically from Charles Olson to
Sherman Alexie, as well as statements on poetry by the poets
themselves; and includes headnotes, annotations, and
bibliographies.
822 BEC
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-. Krapp's last tape, and other dramatic pieces.
New York, : Grove Press, c1960.
A collection of dramatic writings by Nobel Prize winner Samuel
Beckett, including a short stage play, two radio plays, and two
pantomimes.
822 BEN
Ben Jonson. Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, c2002.
Offers a brief biography of the life of Ben Johnson and provides
plot summaries, extracts of major critical essays, and an index of
themes and ideas for four of his plays.
822 CHR
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. The mousetrap and other plays. New York
: Signet, [2000].
Ten little indians -- Appointment with death -- The hollow -- The
mousetrap -- Witness for the prosecution --Towards zero -- Verdict
-- Go back for murder. Contains eight plays of murder and
mayhem, including the title work in which a homicidal maniac
terrorizes a group of people who are snowbound at Monkswell
Manor.
822 CHR
Christopher Marlowe. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1986.
A collection of critical essays on Marlowe and his works. Also
includes a chronology of his life.
822 EDM
Edmundson, Helen, 1964-. War and peace. London : Nick Hern Books,
2008.
Presents an dramatic adaptation of Tolstoy's "War and Peace," in
which three aristocratic families deal with a variety of dramatic
issues while Napoleon invades Russia.
822 ELI
Prefaces and prologues to famous books : with introductions, notes and
illustrations. Danbury, Connecticut : Grolier Enterprises Corp,
[c1980].
Title, prologue and epilogues to the Recuyell of the histories of
Troy; Epilogue to Dictes and sayings of the philosophers; Prologue
to Golden legend; Prologue to Caton; Epilogue to Aesop; Proem to
Chaucer's Canterbury tales; Prologue to Malory's King Arthur;
Prologue to Virgil's Eneydos, by W. Caxton.--Dedication of the
Institutes of the Christian religion, by J. Calvin, tr. by J. Allen.-Dedication of the Revolutions of the heavenly bodies, by N.
Copernicus.--Preface to the History of the reformation in Scotland,
by J. Knox.--Prefatory letter to Sir Walter Raleigh on the Faerie
queene, by E. Spenser.--Preface to the History of the world, by Sir
W. Raleigh.--Prooemium, epistle dedicatory, preface, and plan of
the Instaturatio magna, etc., by F. Bacon, translation edited by S.
Spedding.--Preface to the Novum organum, by F. Bacon.--Preface
to the first folio edition of Shakespeare's plays, by Heminge and
Condell.--Preface to the Philosophiae naturalis principia
mathematica, by Sir Isaac Newton, tr. by A. Motte.
822 ELI
Elizabethan drama. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2004.
Presents nineteen essays on plays, themes, and genres from
Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, discussing such writers as
Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, John Marston, Thomas Dekker,
John Webster, Thomas Kyd, and William Shakespeare.
822 FUG
Fugard, Athol. "Master Harold"-- and the boys. New York, N.Y. :
Penguin, 1984.
"Master Harold," or Hally, learns that his alcoholic father is to be
released from the hospital and struggles with his emotions during
a confrontation with the two black men who help in the family's
restaurant in 1950s South Africa.
822 MAR
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Doctor Faustus. New York : Signet
Classic, c2001.
Presents the script of the sixteenth-century drama about a scholar
who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and
power; and includes an introduction, a history of the play on stage,
and a bibliography.
822 REA
Readings on Pygmalion. San Diego : Greenhaven Press, c2002.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the early twentieth-century play
"Pygmalion" and its author George Bernard Shaw.
822 REA
Readings on The importance of being earnest. San Diego, CA :
Greenhaven Press, c2001.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the nineteenth-century play "The
Importance of Being Earnest," and its author, Oscar Wilde.
822 SHA
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Pygmalion : a romance in five acts. New
York : Signet Classic, [1980].
Presents the text of "Pygmalion," the story of Henry Higgins, a
professor of phonetics who transforms cockney flower girl Eliza
Doolittle into a lady, and includes the script to "My Fair Lady," the
musical romance based on the tale of Henry and Eliza.
822 SHA
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Pygmalion ; : and, Major Barbara. New
York : Bantam Books, c1992.
Contains the scripts to George Bernard Shaw's plays "Pygmalion"
and "Major Barbara.".
822 STO
Stoppard, Tom. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead. Special ed. New
York : Grove Press, [1991].
Presents the play of Hamlet as seen through the eyes of
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
822.3 BEL
Bell, Millicent. Shakespeare's tragic skepticism. New Haven [Conn.] :
Yale University Press, c2002.
Explores how the motivations for some of Shakespeare's greatest
tragic characters give crucial insight into his philosophy of doubt.
822.3 CAH
Cahn, Victor L. The plays of Shakespeare : a thematic guide. Westport,
Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.
Presents thirty-five essays, each examining a theme as it is treated
in several of Shakespeare's plays; examples include fate, fathers
and daughters, male friendship, and the tragic flaw.
822.3 COL
Colaianni, Louis. Shakespeare's names : a new pronouncing dictionary.
New York : Dream Publishers, c1999.
Presents lists of names from the works of William Shakespeare,
cataloged according to the play or poem in which they occur, and
provides two types of phonetic transcriptions for each name,
including the international phonetic alphabet and the simplified
phonics alphabet.
822.3 DER
Derrick, Thomas J. Understanding Shakespeare's Julius Caesar : a
student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.
A guide to reading and understanding Shakespeare's play "Julius
Caesar" that includes character summaries, sequels that were
performed in Elizabethan theater, a comparison of the
assassination of Abe Lincoln with the play, and other related
topics.
822.3 ELI
Elizabethan drama ... Danbury, Conneticut : Grolier Enterprises Corp,
[c1980].
I. Marlowe. Shakespeare.
822.3 GEO
George Bernard Shaw : comprehensive research and study guide.
Broomall, PA : Chelsea House, [1999], c2000.
A comprehensive research and study guide for several plays by
George Bernard Shaw, including plot summaries, lists of
characters, and critical views.
822.3 HAG
Hager, Alan, 1940-. Understanding Romeo and Juliet : a student
casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents. Westport,
Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
Provides a literary analysis of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and
Juliet," and features a variety of commentary and primary
documents that discuss the performance history of the play, its
historical context, modern interpretations, and other topics.
822.3 HAL
Halio, Jay L. Understanding The merchant of Venice : a student
casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents. Westport,
Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000.
Contains a variety of documents that provide insight into
Shakespeare's drama, "The Merchant of Venice," featuring an
analysis of the plot, subplots, and thematic issues; and including
discussion of contemporary applications, as well as an interview in
which actor Hal Holbrook discusses his portrayal of Shylock.
822.3 NOS
Nostbakken, Faith, 1964-. Understanding Othello : a student casebook
to issues, sources, and historical documents. Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press, 2000.
A collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and
commentary that provides insight into Shakespeare's tragic drama
"Othello": with suggested projects for oral or written exploration,
and lists of further reading.
822.3 REA
Readings on A midsummer night's dream. San Diego : Greenhaven
Press, c2001.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the sixteenth-century comedy "A
Midsummer Night's Dream," and its author, William Shakespeare.
822.3 REA
Readings on Twelfth night. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, c2001.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the play "Twelfth Night" and its
author William Shakespeare.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare's romances. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, c2000.
Presents a selection of critical essays written between 1947 and
1998 in which the authors present their analyses of Shakespeare's
Romance plays, including "Pericles," "Cymbeline," "The Winter's
Tale," "The Tempest," and "The Two Nobel Kinsmen.".
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. 3 by Shakespeare. Dover Thrift ed.
Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, 2006, c1992.
A midsummer night's dream (comedy) -- Romeo and Juliet
(tragedy) -- Richard III (history). Contains three plays by William
Shakespeare, including "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Romeo
and Juliet," and "Richard III.".
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatera. Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 2002, c1997.
Presents the text of "Antony and Cleopatra,"which dramatizes the
ill-fated affair between Mark Antony, one of the triumvirs of the
Roman Empire, and Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, and includes
introductory and textual notes, character lists and studies, a
synopsis, teaching tools and suggestions, historical background,
and biographical information about Shakespeare.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra. Toronto:
Bantam Books, 1988.
Contains the text of the play, information about Shakespeare and
his theater, key to famous lines and phrases, and explanatory
notes.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra. Washington
Square Press New Folger ed. New York: Washington Square Press,
1999.
An annotated text of Shakespeare's historical tragedy in which
Roman triumvir Mark Antony conducts an intense and ill-fated
affair with Egyptian queen Cleopatra; includes textual notes, a
modern perspective essay, a further-reading list, a key to famous
lines and phrases, and sections on Shakespeare's language, life,
theater, and play publication.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. As you like it. Bantam Classic ed.
New York: Bantam Books, 1988.
Presents the text of Shakespeare's comedy of love and redemption
in exile, and includes information about the performance history of
the play, explanatory notes, and other reference materials.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The comedy of errors. New York:
Washington Square Press, c1996.
Contains the text of Shakespeare's comedy about identical twin
brothers, both named Antipholus, who set off a wave of confusion
when they arrive in the same town after a lifetime apart, bringing
with them identical twin servants, both named Dromios; and
includes scene-by-scene action summaries, full explanatory notes,
and a critical essay.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Cymbeline. New York: Penguin
Books, 2000.
Presents Shakespeare's play of romantic intrigue and
misadventure, and includes an essay on the theatrical world of the
playwright, an introduction, and a note on the text used.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Four comedies. Bantam ed. Toronto:
Bantam, 1988.
The taming of the shrew -- A midsummer night's dream -- The
merchant of Venice -- Twelfth night or What you will. Presents the
complete text of "The Taming of the Shrew", "A Midsummer
Night's Dream", "The Merchant of Venice", and "Twelfth Night",
each with performance notes, a list of Shakespeare's sources, and
a bibliography.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Four tragedies. Bantam ed. New
York: Bantam Books, 1988.
Hamlet -- Othello -- King Lear -- Macbeth. Presents complete,
annotated texts of four Shakespeare tragedies: "Hamlet,"
"Othello," "King Lear," and "Macbeth," and includes scholarly
essays and annotated bibliographies for each, plus a guide to
memorable lines.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet. New York: Bantam Books,
c1988.
Presents Shakespeare's tragedy in which a Danish prince seeks
vengeance for his father's murder after being visited by his ghost;
and includes details on the play's production, text, and sources; a
further reading list; and a list of memorable lines.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Henry V. New ed. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2001.
Presents the unabridged text of Shakespeare's drama in which the
newly crowned King Henry, fully reformed from his days as wild
Prince Hal, faces the challenge of war against the French, and
includes explanations of difficult words and passages, a plot
synopsis, scene summaries, character notes, and study questions
and activities.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Edward III. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1998.
An updated edition of the play "King Edward III" that is based on
the first quarto of the play written in 1596; contains full speech
headings, stage directions, and modernized spelling and
punctuation.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV. Cambridge, U.K.:
Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Presents an edited version of Shakespeare's "King Henry IV," part
one, and includes a synopsis of the action, definitions of words,
and other activities for classroom use.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV. Cambridge, U.K.:
Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Presents the text of Shakepeare's play about political rebellion and
double dealing in the court of King Henry IV, and includes a
running synopsis of the action, explanations of unfamiliar words,
and a selection of classroom-tested activities.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry V. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Contains the text of the play, a synopsis of the action, explanation
of difficult words and activities.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry VIII. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Presents the play and discusses its sources, critics, the unity and
verse, and stage history.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King John. Cambridge [England] ; :
Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Presents the play and discusses its stage history, political
importance, varied language, and skillful design.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear. Toronto: Bantam Books,
1988.
Contains an introduction to the play, the text of the play, and
notes.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Love's labor's lost. Washington
Square Press new Folger ed. New York: Washington Square Press:,
1996.
Presents the text of the play with explanatory notes, as well as an
essay highlighting Shakespeare's life, language, and theater
production.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth. Bantam ed. New York:
Bantam, 1988.
Contains an introduction to the play, the text of the play, and
notes. Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his
crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things
supernatural combine to bring the Macbeths down.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Measure for measure. 2nd rev. ed.
New York: Signet Classic, [1998].
Shakespeare's dark comedy about human sexuality, in which a
woman is forced to choose between her brother's life and her
chastity; includes an overview of Shakespeare's life and times, as
well as source information, dramatic criticism, a stage and screen
history, and recommended readings on the play.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Measure for measure: All's well that
ends well; Troilus and Cressida. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1988.
Presents the complete texts of three plays by Shakespeare, and
includes photographs from New York Shakespeare productions,
introductions for each play, an essay on the play in performance, a
listing of key passages, and annotated bibliographies.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The merchant of Venice. New York :
Bantam Books, 1988.
Shakespeare's comedy about a creditor demanding a pound of
flesh in payment of a defaulted debt and a lover who must choose
among three caskets in a riddle game to win the hand of a wealthy
lady.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The merchant of Venice:
authoritative text, sources and contexts, criticism, rewritings and
appropriations. 1st ed. New York: W.W. Norton, c2006.
Presents Shakespeare's comedy about a creditor demanding a
pound of flesh in payment of a defaulted debt and a love who must
choose among three caskets in a riddle game to win the hand of a
wealthy lady.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The merry wives of Windsor. New
York: Pocket, 1965, c1964.
Contains the text of the play, information about Shakespeare and
his theatre, bibliography, key to famous lines, and explanatory
notes.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. A midsummer night's dream.
Washington Square Press new Folger ed. New York: Washington
Square Press, c1993.
Presents the text of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
a comedy in which two sets of lovers, lost in the woods, get caught
up in a dispute between the fairy king and queen, along with a
group of local thespians. Includes explanatory notes, plot
summaries, and illustrations.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Much ado about nothing. New York:
Bantam Books, 1993.
To pass the time before their wedding, Claudio and Hero conspire
to get two antagonistic people, Beatrice and Benedick, to fall in
love, unaware that they themselves are the target of a more
sinister conspiracy.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello. Bantam ed. New York:
Bantam Books, 1988.
Presents the text of the play, accompanied by explanatory notes,
an introduction to Shakespeare's life and theater, and a look at
how the play has been staged.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Pericles, Prince of Tyre. New York :
Washington Square Press, [1968].
Contains the text of the play, information about Shakespeare and
his theater, bibliography, key to famous lines, and explanatory
notes.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet. New York:
Bantam Books, 1988.
Two lovers are destroyed by the hatred of their families for one
another.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet. Modern Library
ed. New York: Modern Library, 2001.
In medieval Verona, two teens from opposite sides of feuding
families fall in love and secretly marry, which sets tragic events
into motion.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The taming of the shrew. 2nd rev.
ed. New York: Signet Classic, 1999.
Presents the text of the play, as well as critical commentary, a
theatrical history of the play, and a section on its sources.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The tempest. New York : Bantam,
c1988, c1980.
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play about Prospero,
the deposed Duke of Milan, who is exiled on a remote island with
his daughter, Miranda; and includes an essay on performance,
modern spelling and punctuation, and an annotated bibliography.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The tempest. New Haven [Conn.] :
Yale University Press, c2006.
Presents the annotated text of the darkly humorous play about
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who is exiled to a magical
island with his daughter, Miranda; and includes an introduction, an
essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, and a note on the
text used.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Titus Andronicus. New ed. New
York: Penguin, 2000.
Presents the annotated text of the drama of murder, rape, and
betrayal, and includes an introduction, an essay on the theatrical
world of Shakespeare, and a note on the text used.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The tragedy of Richard II.
Washington Square Press New Folger's ed. New York: Washington
Square Press, 1996.
Contains the text of the play, information about Shakespeare and
his theater, explanatory notes, and assesses the play in light of
today's interests.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Twelfth night, or, What you will.
Washington Square Press new Folger's ed. New York: Pocket
Books, 1993.
Complete text of the play, about mixed-up identities and misplaced
affections, with study aids, textual notes, and a modern
perspective.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The two gentlemen of Verona. New
York: Washington Square Press:, c1964.
Contains the text of Shakespeare's play about Valentine and
Proteus, two men whose friendship becomes strained when they
both fall in love with the same woman; and includes scene-byscene action summaries, full explanatory notes, and an
introduction to the author's language, life, and theatre.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. William Shakespeare, the complete
works. New York: New Pelican Text, 2002.
Contains the complete text to all of Shakespeare's poems and
plays; includes footnotes and an introduction to Shakespeare's life
and times.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The winter's tale. Washington
Square Press new Folger ed. New York: Washington Square Press
:, c1998.
Contains the text of the play, information about Shakespeare and
his theater, bibliography, and explanatory notes.
822.3 THR
Thrasher, Thomas, 1968-. Understanding Macbeth. San Diego, CA :
Lucent Books, c2002.
The life of William Shakespeare -- The history of Macbeth -- The
plot of Macbeth -- The characters of Macbeth -- A literary analysis
of Macbeth. Presents an introduction to William Shakespeare's
"Macbeth," a tragedy of prophecy and royal murder in medieval
Scotland, featuring a biography of the author, a plot summary,
character descriptions, theme analyses, and background on the
time in which the play was written.
822.3 THR
Thrasher, Thomas, 1968-. Understanding Romeo and Juliet. San Diego:
Lucent Books, 2001.
The life of William Shakespeare -- The history of Romeo and Juliet
-- The plot of Romeo and Juliet -- The characters of Romeo and
Juliet -- A literary analysis of Romeo and Juliet. Discusses the life
of William Shakespeare and the original sources, performance
history, story, characters, and themes of Shakespeare's tragedy
"Romeo and Juliet"; also includes ideas for research, excerpts of
criticism, and a chronology.
822.3 WIL
William Shakespeare's As you like it. Philadelphia: Chelsea House
Publishers, c2004.
The alliance of seriousness and levity in As you like it / C.L. Barber
-- Existence in Arden / Ruth Nevo -- Sexual politics and social
structure in As you like it / Peter Erickson -- The education of
Orlando / Marjorie Garber -- Mimetic rivalry in As you like it / Rene
Girard -- Active ritual drama and As you like it / Ted Hughes -- The
political consciousness of Shakespeare's As you like it / Andrew
Barnaby -- What is pastoral? Mode, genre, and convention / Paul
Alpers -- As you like it: the invention of the human / Harold Bloom
-- Locating the visual in As you like it / Martha Ronk -- As you like
it : A "Robin Hood" play / Robert Leach -- As you like it,
Rosalynde, and mutuality / Nathaniel Strout. Analyzes William
Shakespeare's "As You Like It", discussing the play's themes,
characters, symbolism, and style.
822.3 WIL
William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers,
c2004.
A study guide to Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet" featuring
excerpts from seventeen critical essays along with a biography,
character sketches, summary and analysis, and an annotated
bibliography.
822.3 WIL
William Shakespeare's Macbeth. New ed. New York: Bloom's Literary
Criticism, c2011.
Introduction -- Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views -- Mark
Van Doren on the "strange" world of Macbeth redeemed -- A.C.
Bradley on the atmosphere of Macbeth -- Elizabeth Klett on
"natural" and "unnatural" women in Macbeth -- Arthur F. Kinney on
apocalyptic references in the play -- E. K. Mcfall on Dante's
influence on Macbeth -- Anne C. Petty on catharsis in Macbeth and
The hobbit -- Malcolm smuts on misogyny and historical references
in the play -- Lynne Dickson Bruckner on the expression of
masculine grief in Macbeth -- Abraham Stoll on conscience in
Macbeth -- Nick Moschovakis on Macbeth allusions in AfricanAmerican writing -- Works by William Shakespeare -- Annotated
bibliography. Offers students various materials to help them read
and understand William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," with critical
essays on the work, biographical information on the author, plot
summaries, and an annotated bibliography.
822.33 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Four great comedies. Rev. ed. New
York: Signet Classic, c1998.
The taming of the shrew / edited by Robert B. Heilman -- A
midsummer night's dream / edited by Wolfgang Clemen -- Twelfth
Night / edited by Herschel Baker -- The tempest / edited by Robert
Langbaum. A collection of four of Shakespeare's comedies,
representing a range from satire to romance.
822.8 WIL
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. The importance of being earnest and other
plays. New York: Signet Classic, [1985].
Salomé -- Lady Windermere's fan -- The importance of being
earnest: a trivial comedy for serious people. Contains three plays
by nineteenth-century Irish author Oscar Wilde, featuring the title
work, a comedy of mixed identity about a man who, as a child,
was absentmindedly placed in a handbag and left at the railroad
station; and including "Lady Windermere's Fan," and "Salome."
823 ALD
Aldous Huxley's Brave new world. Philadelphia: Chelsea House
Publishers, c2004.
Presents a guide to studying Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World,"
featuring a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a
plot summary and analysis, and a selection of critical views.
823 BUN
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. Pilgrim's progress. Danbury, Conneticut:
Grolier Enterprises Corp, [c1980].
823 CHA
Charles Dickens's David Copperfield. Philadelphia: Chelsea House
Publishers, c1987.
Presents twentieth-century critical essays on Charles Dickens's
"David Copperfield" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and
an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.
823 CHA
Charles Dickens's Great expectations. Philadelphia: Chelsea House
Publishers, c2000.
Presents twentieth-century critical essays on Charles Dickens's
"Great Expectations" and includes a chronology, a bibliography,
and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.
823 CHA
Charles Dickens: comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall,
PA: Chelsea House, c2000.
Contains plot summaries and character lists for four novels by
Charles Dickens, including "Great Expectations," "Bleak House,"
"David Copperfield," and" A Tale of Two Cities," each with a
selection of critical essays; and includes biographical information
about the author.
823 CRI
Critical essays on Daniel Defoe. New York: G.K. Hall;, c1997.
Contains a selection of critical essays on eighteenth-century
English author Daniel Defoe, including reprinted and newly
commissioned materials, focusing on the author's attraction to the
realities of life in his day.
823 DAY
Day, David, 1947-. The Hobbit companion. New York: Metro Books,
[2001], c1997.
Illustrations and text help reveal the puns, riddles, hidden
meanings, and mythical associations found in J.R.R. Tolkein's "The
Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
823 DH
D.H. Lawrence: comprehensive research and study guide. Broomhall,
PA: Chelsea House, c2002.
Contains plot summaries and character lists for four works by D.H.
Lawrence, including "Sons and Lovers," "The Rainbow," "Women in
Love," and "Lady Chatterley's Lover," each with a selection of
critical essays; and includes biographical information about the
author.
823 GEO
George Orwell's Animal farm. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, c1999.
Presents critical essays on George Orwell's "Animal Farm" and
includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic
Harold Bloom.
823 GEO
George Orwell's 1984. Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House Publishers,
c2004.
Examines different aspects of Orwell's anti-utopian classic, with a
biographical sketch of the author and critical essays on this work.
823 GEO
George Orwell's Animal Farm. New York: Chelsea House Publishers,
c2006.
A study guide to George Orwell's "Animal Farm," providing a
biographical sketch of the author, background on the story, a list
of characters, a summary and analysis of the novel, and a
selection of critical views.
823 HOR
Horror. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, c2001.
An anthology of essays on horror writing, providing an overview of
the genre, exploring the characteristics of the gothic novel,
examining three classic horror novels, and looking at the lives and
works of four modern masters of horror, including H.P. Lovecraft,
Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker.
823 JAM
James Joyce: comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA:
Chelsea House, c2002.
Contains a plot summary and character list for James Joyce's "A
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," as well as a thematic and
structural analysis of his novel "Ulysses," both with a selection of
critical essays; and includes biographical information about the
author.
823 JAN
Jane Austen. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, c2004.
Presents a collection of critical essays that examine aspects of the
life and works of eighteenth-century English author Jane Austen.
Includes a chronology.
823 JAN
Jane Austen: comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA:
Chelsea House, c2000.
Contains plot summaries and character lists for five novels by Jane
Austen, including "Sense and Sensibility," "Pride and Prejudice,"
"Mansfield Park," "Emma," and "Persuasion," each with a selection
of critical essays; and includes biographical information about the
author.
823 LAN
Lane, Richard J., 1966-. Literary masterpieces. Detroit: Gale Group,
c2001.
A guide to reading and understanding Virginia Woolf's "Mrs.
Dalloway" that provides information on the author's life and the
novel's themes, characters, and symbols.
823 MAL
Malory, Thomas, Sir, 15th cent. Le morte d'Arthur. Modern Library ed.
New York: Modern Library, 1994.
The standard account of King Arthur and his knights, the story of
the dream of the Round Table, knightly honor, and a just earthly
government, all dissolved through human frailty.
823 MAR
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism,
c2007.
Percy Bysshe Shelley on Frankenstein -- Crosbie Smith on Victor's
Genovese years -- Ludmilla Jordanova on melancholy reflection -Anne K. Mellor on the modern Prometheus -- David Ketterer on the
sublime setting -- Muriel Spark on the shifting roles of
Frankenstein and his monster -- SandraM. Gilbert and Susan
Gubar on Milton's influence -- Laura P. Claridge on familial tensions
-- Betty T. Bennett on the exercise of power and responsibility -Matthew C. Brennan on the psychology of landscape in
Frankenstein -- William Crisman on sibling rivalry -- Janis McLarren
Caldwell on sympathy and similitude. Presents study tools for Mary
Shelley's novel "Frankenstein," including a biography of the author,
a chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, and twelve essays by
such critics as Sandra M. Gilbert and Crosbie Smith as well as
Percy Bysshe Shelley.
823 NEW
Newlin, George, 1931-. Understanding A tale of two cities: a student
casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents. Westport,
Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998.
Provides a literary analysis of Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two
Cities," and features a variety of primary historical documents and
commentary that offer insight into the context in which the novel
was written.
823 OGB
Ogbaa, Kalu. Understanding Things fall apart: a student casebook to
issues, sources, and historical documents. Westport, Conn.:
Greenwood Press, 1999.
Provides a literary analysis of the African novel "Things Fall Apart,"
and features a variety of primary historical source documents and
commentary that offer insight into the context in which the novel
was written.
823 REA
Readings on A portrait of the artist as a young man. San Diego:
Greenhaven Press, c2000.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young
Man," and its author, James Joyce.
823 REA
Readings on Charles Dickens. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press,
c1998.
Presents a series of articles examining the life and works of the
English author Charles Dickens, discussing the themes and
characters in his many novels, including "Oliver Twist," "David
Copperfield," and "A Christmas Carol.".
823 REA
A reader's companion to the short story in English. Westport, CT:
Greenwood Press, 2001.
A collection of essays which analyze various English short stories.
823 REA
Readings on Cry, the beloved country. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven
Press, c2001.
Presents fifteen essays on the life and works of twentieth-century
South African writer Alan Paton, plus an introductory biography
and an overview of the novel's characters and plot.
823 REA
Readings on Gulliver's travels. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 2000.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the early eighteenth-century novel
"Gulliver's Travels," and its author Jonathan Swift.
823 REA
Readings on Wuthering Heights. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, c1999.
A guide to reading and understanding "Wuthering Heights" that
includes biographical information about the author, critical essays
about the novel, discussion of its major themes and ideas, and
information about historical events that influenced the author's life.
823 REA
Readings on A Christmas Carol. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press,
c2000.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the nineteenth-century novel "A
Christmas Carol," and its author, Charles Dickens.
823 REA
Readings on Oliver Twist. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, c2001.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the nineteenth-century novel "Oliver
Twist" and its author Charles Dickens.
823 SAM
Samuel T. Coleridge: comprehensive research and study guide.
Broomall, PA: Chelsea House Publishers, c2001.
Presents biographical information on eighteenth- and nineteenthcentury English poet and critic Samuel Coleridge and profiles five
of his works, providing thematic analysis and excerpts of criticism;
also includes primary and secondary bibliographies.
823 TEA
Teachman, Debra, 1955-. Understanding Jane Eyre : a student
casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents. Westport,
CT: Greenwood Press, 2001.
Presents context for Charlotte Brönte's novel "Jane Eyre" through
historical writings on such topics as the Victorian governess and
education for Victorian girls.
823 THA
Thaden, Barbara, 1957-. Student companion to Charlotte & Emily
Brontë. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001.
Describes the lives of nineteenth-century authors Charlotte and
Emily Brontë and analyzes their novels "Wuthering Heights," "Jane
Eyre," "Shirley," "Villette," and "The Professor," covering their
plots, character development, thematic issues, literary devices and
craft, and historical and social contexts. Also includes a selected
bibliography.
823 UND
Understanding Animal farm: a student casebook to issues, sources, and
historical documents. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999.
Contains a variety of historical, political, and literary documents
that provide insight into George Orwell's novel, "Animal Farm,"
including passages from the Soviet press, excerpts from personal
memoirs and correspondence, and other sources.
823 VIC
The Victorian novel. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, c2004.
The modern values of Victorian fiction / Lionel Stevenson -- Midcentury fiction : a Victorian identity : social-problem, religious and
historical novels / Michael Wheeler -- Class and money / Julia
Prewitt Brown -- "Introduction" to The Victorians : a major authors
anthology / Christopher S. Nassaar -- The novel in the age of
equipoise : Willkie Collins, Trollope, Georege Eliot / Robin Gilmour
-- The Brontes : the outsider as protagonist / Frederick R. Karl -London by gaslight / S. Diana Neill -- Time and intersubjectivity /
J. Hillis Miller -- Feminine heroines : Charlotte Bronte and George
Eliot / Elaine Showalter -- Sexuality in the Victorian novel / Jeff
Nunokawa -- George Meredith, Samuel Butler, Thomas Hardy, and
Theodore Watts-Dunton / John R. Reed -- Wilkie Collins and
Dickens / T.S. Eliot -- A dialogue of self and soul : Plain Jane's
progress / Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar -- Dickens and
Darwin / George Levine. Contains fourteen critical essays in which
contributors examine various aspects of the Victorian novel,
discussing authors, feminine heroines, sexuality, class and money,
and other topics, and including a chronology and bibliography.
823.009 BYA
Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936-. Imagining characters :
conversations about women writers--Jane Austen, Charlotte
Brontë, George Eliot, Willa Cather, Iris Murdoch, and Toni
Morrison. 1st Vintage Books ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1997.
Novelist and critic A.S. Byatt and Brazilian psychoanalyst Ignês
Sodré discuss six major texts by women authors from different
periods in history.
823.2 ALA
Alan Paton's Cry, the beloved country. Philadelphia: Chelsea House,
c2004.
A study guide for Alan Paton's "Cry, the Beloved Country, "offering
biographical information on the author, a summary and analysis, a
list of characters, and a selection of critical views.
824 ELI
English essays from Sir Philip Sidney to Macaulay. Danbury, Conneticut
: Grolier Enterprises Corp, [c1980].
824.3 ELI
Essays, civil and moral and the new Atlantis by Francis Bacon :
Areopagitica and Tractate on Education by John Milton : Religo
Medici by Sir Thomas Browne. Danbury, Conneticut : Grolier
Enterprises Corp, c1980.
828 DOY
Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930. The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
reader: from Sherlock Holmes to spiritualism. 1st Cooper Square
Press ed. New York: Cooper Square Press ;, 2002.
A study in scarlet, part -- A scandal in Bohemia -- The los amigos
fiasco -- The case of Lady Sannox -- How the brigadier came to the
castle of gloom -- How the brigadier slew the brothers of Ajaccio -From the Stark Munro letters -- The king of the foxes -- The
Brazilian cat -- The brown hand -- The adventure of the empty
house -- The adventure of the dancing men -- From the crime of
the Congo -- From the lost world -- The poison belt -- Danger! -From a visit to three fronts -- From the wanderings of a spiritualist.
A collection of writings by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle which includes
four Sherlock Holmes mysteries, short science fiction, horror, and
adventure stories, historical fiction, sporting tales, and selections
from his autobiography and nonfiction works.
828 JRR
J.R.R. Tolkien. Philadelphia, Pa.: Chelsea House Publishers, c2000.
Contains a selection of critical essays in which the authors examine
the writings of novelist J.R.R. Tolkien.
829 BEO
Beowulf. Broomall, PA: Chelsea House Publishers, c1996.
Includes information about the author of "Beowulf," thematic and
structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of
themes and ideas.
829 BEO
Beowulf: an updated verse translation. 1st Perennial Classics ed. New
York: Perennial Classics, 2004.
Presents a verse translation of the classic English epic poem that
attempts to capture the tone of the original language.
829 HIE
Hieatt, Constance B. Beowulf and other Old English poems. Rev. and
enl. 2nd ed. New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, c1983.
Readable translation of Beowulf, believed to have been written in
the eighth century, about the adventures of the title character, a
warrior who battles the man-eating monster, Grendel. Includes a
selection of shorter works reflecting the quality and variety of Old
English poetry.
832 BRE
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Mother Courage and her children. 1st
Arcade pbk. ed. New York: Arcade Pub. :, 1994.
Chronicles Mother Courage as she trails the armies back and forth
across Europe selling provisions and liquor from her canteen
wagon during the thirty years war.
832 GOE
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust. : a tragedy. London:
Oberon Books, [2002], c1998.
Translates early nineteenth-century German dramatist Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe's masterpiece, "Faust," about a highly
educated man who bargains his soul to gain the ultimate measure
of knowledge and power.
832.914 DUR
Dürrenmatt, Friedrich. The visit: a tragi-comedy. New York: Grove
Weidenfeld, 1962.
An elderly millionairesse returns to her home town and turns what
has been a depressed area into a boom town. Soon the
townspeople realize they have become enmeshed in her vengeful
plot: murder.
833 ERI
Erich Maria Remarque's All quiet on the western front. Philadelphia:
Chelsea House Publishers, c2001.
Presents critical essays on Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on
the Western Front" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and
an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.
833 FRA
Franz Kafka's The metamorphosis. New York: Chelsea House, c2007.
Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -- List of
characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views -- Mark M.
Anderson on the bug as metaphor -- Stanley Corngold on the
distortion of metaphor -- George Gibeon compares The
metamorphosis with The judgment -- M. Elizabeth Macandrew on
the father/son reversal -- Philip H. Rhein compares Kafka with
artist Alfred Kubin -- Michael Rowe on themes in The
metamorphosis -- Michael P. Ryan on the name Samsa -- Mark
Spilka on Kafka's predecessors -- Peter Stine on familial
relationships -- Allen Thiher on misrepresentation in The
metamorphosis -- Works by Franz Kafka. Presents a
comprehensive analysis of Franz Kafka's classic novel "The
Metamorphosis;" and includes introduction by Harold Bloom,
profile of Kafka's life and works, and critical essays by leading
scholars.
833 REA
Readings on All quiet on the western front. San Diego, CA :
Greenhaven Press, c1999.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the World War I novel "All Quiet on
the Western Front," and its German author Erich Maria Remarque.
839.8 IBS
Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906. Ibsen's selected plays : authoritative texts
of Peer Gynt, A doll house, The wild duck, Hedda Gabler, The
master builder : backgrounds, criticism. New York: Norton, c2004.
Peer Gynt -- A doll house -- The wild duck -- Hedda Gabler -- The
master builder. Presents five major Henrik Ibsen plays along with
twenty-seven related documents, primarily correspondence, and
nineteen works of criticism by such figures as Henry James and W.
H. Auden.
839.8 REA
Readings on A doll's house. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, c1999.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the nineteenth-century play "A
Doll's House," and its Norwegian author Henrik Ibsen.
839.8 ROL
Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1931. Giants in the earth : a saga of
the prairie. 1st Perennial Classics ed. New York: Pernnial Classics,
1999, c1955.
A Norwegian pioneer family struggles with the land and the
elements of the Dakota Territory in their efforts to make a new life
in America.
839.82 IBS
Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906. Four great plays. Bantam classic ed. New
York: Bantam, 1981.
A doll's house -- Ghosts -- An enemy of the people -- The wild
duck. Four major plays by the first modern playwright, Norwegian
dramatist Ibsen, which use psychological insights to blast
contemporary Victorian proprieties and the bourgeoisie.
841 CEN
Cendrars, Blaise, 1887-1961. Shadow. 2nd Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New
York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1995.
Free verse evocation of the eerie, shifting images of Shadow which
represents the beliefs and ghosts of the past and is brought to life
wherever there is light, fire, and a storyteller.
842 BEC
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-. Endgame: a play in one act ; followed by, Act
without words : a mime for one player. 1st Evergreen ed. New
York: Grove Press ;, 1958.
Contains the text to two of Nobel Prize-winning author Samuel
Beckett's greatest works, a single-act play and a single-person
mime sketch.
842 EUG
Eugène Ionesco. Philadelphia Chelsea House, c2003.
Presents a brief biography of twentieth-century Romanian author
Eugène Ionesco, and features analyses of four dramas, including
"The Bald Soprano," "The Lesson," "The Chairs," and "Rhinoceros,"
each with a plot summary, list of characters, and a selection of
critical views. Includes lists of works by and about Ionesco.
842 ION
Ionesco, Eugène. Rhinoceros and other plays. New York: Grove Press,
c1960.
Rhinoceros -- The leader -- The future is in eggs, or, It takes all
sorts to make a world. A collection of three modern plays by the
master of the absurd and member of the French Academy.
842 MOL
Molière. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, c2002.
A collection of essays which analyze the writings of seventeenthcentury European playwrite Jean Baptiste Poquelin, known today
as Moliere.
842 MOL
Molière, 1622-1673. The misanthrope and other plays. New York:
Signet Classic, [1981], c1968.
The misanthrope -- The doctor in spite of himself -- The miser -The would-be gentleman -- The mischievous machinations of
Scapin -- The learned women -- The imaginary invalid. Includes
"The Misanthrope," a verse comedy in five acts, along with six
other plays written by the seventeenth-century French author in
the later years of his career.
842 MOL
Molière, 1622-1673. Tartuffe. Dover ed. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover
Publications, 2000.
Presents an English prose translation of the seventeenth-century
French comedy in which Orgon, a wealthy Parisian, is duped into
offering his fortune and his daughter's hand in marriage to
Tartuffe, a swindler posing as a spiritual guide.
842 REA
Readings on Cyrano de Bergerac. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press,
c2001.
Several essays about Edmond Rostrand and his play Cyrano de
Bergerac.
842 REA
Readings on Waiting for Godot. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press,
c2001.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the twentieth-century play "Waiting
for Godot," and its author Samuel Beckett.
842 ROS
Rostand, Edmond, 1868-1918. Cyrano de Bergerac: an heroic comedy
in five acts. New York: Bantam, 1981.
An English translation of the nineteenth century French play about
Cyrano de Bergerac, a brilliant swordsman who hides his love for
his cousin Roxane out of fear she will reject him because of his
looks.
842 SAR
Sartre, Jean Paul, 1905-. No exit: and three other plays. Vintage
International ed. New York: Vintage/Random House, 1989.
No exit -- The flies -- Dirty hands -- The respectful prostitute. Four
plays written by the French existentialist philosopher and writer
addressing such topics as hell, racism, and conduct of life.
842.91 BEC
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-. Waiting for Godot: tragicomedy in 2 acts. New
York: Grove Press, c1982.
Two old tramps wait on a bare stretch of road near a tree for
Godot.
842.91 ION
Ionesco, Eugène. The bald soprano and other plays. 1st Evergreen ed.
New York: Grove Press, 1982.
The bald soprano -- The lesson -- Jack; or, The submission -- The
chairs. A collection of four plays by French playwright Eugène
Ionesco.
843 ALB
Albert Camus's The stranger. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers,
c2001.
Presents critical essays on Albert Camus's "The Stranger" and
includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic
Harold Bloom.
843 ALB
Albert Camus's The stranger. New ed. New York: Bloom's Literary
Criticism, c2011.
A study guide to Albert Camus's "The Stranger," featuring a list of
characters, a summary and analysis, a selection of critical views,
and a biographical sketch of the author.
843 ALB
Albert Camus's The stranger. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism,
c2008.
Jean-Paul Sartre on Camus's portrayal of the absurd -- R.W.B.
Lewis on Camus's style and critique of tragedy -- Alain RobbeGrillet points to metaphors and anthropomorphism -- Patrick Henry
compares work of Camus and Voltaire -- Brian T. Fitch on
interpretation and misinterpretation -- Patrick McCarthy on the
mother image -- John Fletcher explains Camus's manipulation of
the reader -- Jack Murray on the novel's apparent coherence -- Avi
Sagi on the novel's real concern: social alienation -- Robert C.
Solomon on Meursault's lack of honesty. A study guide to Albert
Camus's "The Stranger," featuring a list of characters, a summary
and analysis, a selection of critical views, and a biographical sketch
of the author.
843 BRO
Brosman, Catharine Savage, 1934-. Literary masters. Detroit, MI: Gale
Group, c2001.
Profiles the career, writings, and reputation of French author Albert
Camus.
843 KEL
Kelly, Kevin, M.F.A. Albert Camus' The stranger. Piscataway, N.J.:
Research & Education Association, c1996.
Presents study tools on Albert Camus's "The Stranger," including
background on the work and author and section-by-section
character lists, summaries, analyses, study questions and answers,
and essay topic suggestions.
843 REA
Readings on The plague. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, c2001.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the 1947 novel "The Plague," and its
author Albert Camus.
843 REA
Readings on Candide. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, c2001.
Presents biographical information on eighteenth-century French
writer Voltaire and fourteen critical essays on various aspects of
his novel "Candide.".
848 GOR
Gordon, Susan. Montesquieu: the French philosopher who shaped
modern government. 1st ed. New York: Rosen Central, 2006.
Describes the Enlightenment period in Europe during the
eighteenth century and the works of French philosopher Baron de
Montesquieu, and examines his contributions to politics and
government, his early life and works including "The Spirit of the
Laws" and "Persian Letters," and the political unrest of the French
Revolution.
848 JEA
Jean-Paul Sartre. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, c2001.
Presents thirteen essays on the concepts and texts of French
novelist, playwright, essayist, and critic Jean-Paul Sartre; also
includes a chronology and a bibliography.
848 KNA
Knapp, Bettina Liebowitz, 1926-. Voltaire revisited. New York : Twayne
Publishers, c2000.
Examines the life, works, and thought of eighteenth-century
French philosopher and author Voltaire, including his philosophical
beliefs, his deism, and his methods as a historian.
848 RHE
Rhein, Phillip H. Albert Camus. Rev. ed. New York: Twayne Publishers;,
c1989.
A critical study of the works of Camus. Includes biographical and
historical material.
848 ZAR
Zaretsky, Robert, 1955-. Albert Camus, elements of a life. Ithaca, N.Y.:
Cornell University Press, 2010.
Regarding Camus -- 1939, from County Mayo to Kabylia -- 1945, a
moralist on the barricades -- 1952, French tragedies -- 1956,
silence follows. Examines key events in the life of Nobel Prizewinning author Albert Camus in an attempt to understand his
professional and personal development, and to discuss why he
matteredin his own lifetime and his continuing influence.
851 DAN
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. The divine comedy. New York : Knopf,
1995.
An epic poem in which the poet describes his spiritual journey
through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise--guided first by the poet
Virgil and then by his beloved Beatrice--which results in a
purification of his religious faith.
851 DAN
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. The Divine comedy of Dante Alighieri.
Danbury, Conneticut: Grolier Enterprises Corp, [1980].
851 DAN
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. The paradiso. New York: Signet Classic,
[2001].
The final canticle in Dante's "The Divine Comedy" explores
humans' desire to merge individual destiny with universal order.
851 DAN
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. The Purgatorio. New York: Signet Classic,
[2001].
Dante describes his journey to the renunciation of sin, accepting
his suffering in preparation for his entrance into the presence of
God.
851 DAN
Dante Alighieri. PhiladelphiaChelsea House, c2004.
Contains a representative selection of contemporary criticism on
the writings of thirteenth-century Italian author Dante Alighieri,
and includes an introductory essay that provides an overview of his
life and work.
851 DAN
Dante : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA:
Chelsea House Publishers, c2001.
Presents biographical information on thirteenth-century Italian
poet Dante Alighieri and profiles five of his works, providing
thematic analysis and excerpts of criticism; also includes primary
and secondary bibliographies.
853 ITA
Italo Calvino. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, c2001.
A collection of eight chronologically arranged pieces of literary
criticism on the works of twentieth-century Italian author Italo
Calvino, with a chronology and secondary bibliography; essays
cover the novels, "Invisible Cities," "If On a Winter's Night a
Traveler," "Mr. Palomar," and "Cosmicomics.".
861 PAZ
Paz, Octavio, 1914-. Selected poems. New York: New Directions, 1984.
Contains sixty-seven poems.
863 CER
Cervantes's Don Quixote. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers,
c2001.
Presents twentieth-century critical essays on Miguel de Cervantes's
"Don Quixote" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an
introduction by critic Harold Bloom.
863 GAB
Gabriel García Márquez's One hundred years of solitude. New York:
Chelsea House Publishers, c2006.
Introduction -- Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views -Lorraine Elena Roses on images of women in the novel -- Clive
Griffin on humor in One hundred years of solitude -- Peter H.
Stone and Gabriel García Márquez discuss the creation of the novel
-- Gene H. Bell-Villada on Márquez and the yankee character -Aníbel Gonzalez on Márquez's use of journalistic techniques -Stephen Minta on the Banana Company Massacre -- Stephen Minta
on the significance of Melquíades's manuscript -- Michael Bell on
insomnia and memory -- Edwin Williamson on magical realism -Michael Wood on love and solitude -- Regina James on biblical and
Hellenic devices -- Brian Conniff on magic, science, and tragedy in
the novel -- Iris M. Zavala on the geography and isolation of
Macondo -- Works by Gabriel García Márquez. Presents a guide to
studying Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of
Solitude," featuring a biographical sketch of the author, a list of
characters, a plot summary and analysis, and a selection of critical
views.
863 ISA
Isabel Allende. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, c2003.
"Magic books" and the magic of books / Patricia Hart -- Ink, blood,
and kisses : La casa de los espíritus and the myth of disunity / E.
Thomson Shields Jr. -- "Parenting the text" : female creativity and
dialogic relationships in Isabel Allende's La casa de los espíritus /
Doris Meyer -- Iconic/metaphoric dress and other nonverbal
signifiers in De amor y de sombra / Catherine R. Perricone -- The
act/art of narrating's Eva Luna / Edna Aguirre Rehbein -- Binding
the wounds of the body politic : nation as family in La casa de los
espíritus / Norma Helsper -- Escrituras y escritoras : the artistprotagonist of Isabel Allende / Susan de Carvalho --. The struggle
for space : feminism and freedom / Ronie-Richelle García-Johnson
-- Mask and mirror : Isabel Allende's mechanism for justice in The
house of the spirits / Claudia Marie Kovach -- Tyrants and trash :
sex, class and culture in La casa de los espíritus / Philip Swanson - Eva Luna : writing as history / Lynne Diamond-Nigh -- Genre and
metarealism in Allende's Paula / Catherine R. Perricone -- Choosing
Barrabas : dog as text & text as dog in Isabel Allende's La casa de
los espíritus / Carolyn Pinet -- The other and the other worldly :
the function of magic in Isabel Allende's La casa de los espíritus /
Caroline Bennett. Presents fourteen critical essays on the writings
of twentieth-century Chilean author Isabel Allende, and includes a
chronology of her life, a bibliography, and an introduction by
Harold Bloom.
863 JAN
Janes, Regina, 1946-. One hundred years of solitude: modes of
reading. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1991.
Critical study of the novel including a detailed reading from
multiple perspectives.
863 LEV
Levine, Linda Gould. Isabel Allende. New York: Twayne Publishers,
c2002.
Examines the life and career of Latin American author Isabel
Allende, featuring analyses of her novels and memoirs, and
including an interview with Allende, a chronology, notes, and
references.
863 MEL
Mellen, Joan. Literary masterpieces. Detroit: Gale Group, c2000.
A guide to Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 1967 novel "One Hundred
Years of Solitude," including analysis of its literary characteristics,
its themes, the critical response to it, its place in history, and
resources for study.
863 PEL
Pelayo, Rubén, 1954-. Gabriel García Márquez : a critical companion.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2001.
Profiles the life and work of Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel
Gracia Marquez, discussing his friendships with poets and
presidents, his career as a journalist, novelist, anc chronicler of the
Latin American experience, his contributions to modern western
literature, and other related topics.
863.3 CER
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. The first part of the
delightful history of the most ingenious knight Don Quixote of the
Mancha. Danbury, Conneticut: Grolier Enterprises, c1980.
871 HOL
Holzberg, Niklas. Ovid: the poet and his work. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell
University Press, 2002.
Provides an overview of the life of Roman poet Ovid and offers an
in depth analysis of his varied works.
873 OVI
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. The metamorphoses. New York: Signet
Classic, [2001], c1958.
A modern translation of Ovid's "The Metamorphoses," his long
poem whose central topic is the theme of transformation, as found
in the Greek and Roman myths. Includes an introduction, glossary,
and index of names.
873 VIR
Virgil. The Aeneid of Virgil: a verse translation. Bantam Classic ed. New
York: Bantam Books, 1981.
Virgil's epic poem in verse translation describing the fall of Troy.
882 ELI
Nine Greek dramas by Æschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and
Aristophanes. Danbury, Conneticut: Grolier Enterprises Corp,
[c1980].
The house of Atreus (Aeschylus) tr. by E.D.A. Morshead.-Prometheus bound (Aeschylus) tr. by E.H. Plumptre.--Œdipus, the
king (Sophocles); Antigone (Sophocles) tr. by E.H. Plumptre.-Hippolytus (Euripides) tr. by Gilbert Murray.--The frogs
(Aristophes) tr. by B.B. Rogers.
882 EUR
Euripides. 10 plays. New York, N.Y.: Signet Classic, c1998.
Alcestis -- Hippolytus -- Ion -- Electra -- Iphigenia at Aulis -Iphigenia among the Taurians -- Medea -- The Bacchae -- The
Trojan women -- The cyclops. Contains translations for ten plays
written by the ancient Greek dramatist Euripides; includes
introductions for each play, stage directions, and a glossary of the
places, gods, and people.
882 GRE
Greek drama. Philadephia: Chelsea House, c2004.
Presents seventeen analytical essays on Greek drama, covering
the evolution of the tragedy and comedy and comparing the major
dramatists' treatment of such themes as madness and religion.
882 GRE
Greek drama. Bantam classic ed. New York: Bantam, 1982.
The legacy of Greece / John Gassner -- Agamemnon -- Summary
of Choephoroe -- Eumenides / Aeschylus -- Antigone -- Oedipus
the King -- Summary of Oedupus at Colonus -- Philoctetes /
Sophocles -- Medea -- Hippolytus -- Trojan woman / Euripides -Frogs / Aristophanes. Contains nine plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles,
Euripides, and Aristophanes.
882 PLA
Plays of the Greek dramatists: selections from Aeschylus, Sophocles,
Euripides, and Aristophanes. [New York]: Biblo and Tannen,
[2000].
Agamemnon / Aeschylus -- Choephoroe, or, The Mourners /
Aeschylus -- The Eumenides / Aeschylus -- Antigone / Sophocles -Electra / Sophocles -- Oedipus, the King / Sophocles -- The cyclops
/ Euripides -- Iphigenia in Tauris / Euripides -- Lysistrata /
Aristophanes -- The clouds / Aristophanes -- The frogs /
Aristophanes. Presents English translations of eleven plays by
Greek dramatists Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and
Aristophanes, including "Agamemnon," "Antigone," "The Cyclops,"
and "The Clouds.".
882 REA
Readings on Medea. San Diego: Greenhaven, c2001.
Literary analysis of Euripides' Medea. Includes a brief biography of
Euripides.
882 SOP
Sophocles. Antigone. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
King Creon of Thebes refuses to allow the burial of his nephew,
whom he has declared a traitor and whose sister, Antigone, is
betrothed to Creon's son.
882 SOP
Sophocles. The Oedipus cycle: an English version. San Diego: Harcourt,
c1977.
Oedipus rex -- Oedipus at Colonus -- Antigone. Presents Dudley
Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald's translation of ancient Greek dramatist
Sophocles' three Oedipus tragedies--"Oedipus Rex," "Oedipus at
Colonus," and "Antigone"--and includes an index of names.
882 SOP
Sophocles. Sophocles: the complete plays. New York, N.Y., U.S.A.:
Signet Classic, c2001.
Ajax -- Electra -- Philoctetes -- The women of Trachis -- Oedipus
the King -- Oedipus at Colonus -- Antigone. Presents English
translations of the complete plays of ancient Greek playwright
Sophocles, including the Oedipus cycle, "Oedipus the King,"
"Oedipus at Colonus," and "Antigone"; and features a general
introduction, prefaces to each play, stage directions, and a
glossary.
882 SOP
Sophocles. The three Theban plays. New York: Penguin Books, 1984.
Antigone -- Oedipus the King -- Oedipus at Colonus. Presents three
Greek plays by Sophocles detailing life in Thebes.
883 HOM
Homer : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA:
Chelsea House, c2001.
Presents biographical information on ancient Greek author Homer
and profiles the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," providing thematic
analysis and excerpts of criticism; also includes primary and
secondary bibliographies.
883 HOM
Homer. The Iliad: the story of Achillês. New York: Signet Classic,
[1966].
Homer's classical account of the war between the Greeks and the
Trojans from Agamemnon's visit by the priest Chryses to the burial
of Hektor.
883 HOM
Homer. The Odyssey. New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Penguin Books, 1997,
c1996.
A verse translation of Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey," in which
Odysseus struggles to make his way home to Ithaca after the
Trojan War; includes an extensive introduction, three maps, a
selected bibliography, and a pronouncing glossary.
883 HOM
Homer. The Odyssey of Homer. Danbury, Connecticut: Grolier
Enterprises Corp, [c1980].
883 HOM
Homer. The Odyssey of Homer: a new verse translation. New York:
Bantam, 1991, c1990.
A verse translation of Homer's epic Greek poem, telling of the trails
and exile, return and revenge of Odysseus.
891.71 PUS
Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837. Eugene Onegin and other
poems. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.
A collection of three poems by Russian author Aleksandr Pushkin.
891.72 ANT
Anton Chekhov. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, c1999.
Contains sixteen essays in which the authors provide critical
perspectives on the works of nineteenth-century Russian writer
Anton Chekhov, and includes a chronology, notes on the
contributors, and a bibliography.
891.72 ANT
Anton Chekhov: comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall,
PA: Chelsea House Publisher, 2001.
Presents biographical information on nineteenth-century Russian
writer Anton Chekhov and profiles five of his best-known short
stories, providing plot summaries and excerpts of criticism; also
includes primary and secondary bibliographies.
891.73 ALE
Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, c2001.
A collection of critical essays which analyze the life and works of
Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
891.73 FYO
Fyodor Dostoevsky: comprehensive research and study guide.
Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House, c2003.
Contains plot summaries and character lists for four novels by
Fyodor Dostoevsky, including "Crime and Punishment," "The Idiot,"
"Demons" and "The Brothers Karamazov," each with a selection of
critical essays; and includes biographical information about the
author.
891.73 REA
Readings on One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich. San Diego, CA:
Greenhaven Press, c2001.
An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of
information and opinion about the 1962 Russian novel "One Day in
the Life of Ivan Denisovich," and its author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
891.73 TOL
Tolstoy, Leo, 1828-1910 graf. War and peace. 100 Greatest Books Ever
Written. Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1966.
The heart of this drama is the metamorphosis of five families,
some aristocratic and some peasant, with the backdrop of the
Napoleonic Wars.
891.78 NIK
Nikolai Gogol. Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House, c2004.
Profiles five short stories by Ukrainian author Nikolai Gogol,
providing plot summaries, brief character sketches, and several
critical essays for each, and also includes a biography of the author
and a primary and secondary bibliography.
891.8 MIL
Milan Kundera. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, c2003.
Presents fourteen critical essays on the writings of twentiethcentury Czechoslovakian author Milan Kundera, and includes a
chronology of his life, a bibliography, and an introduction by Harold
Bloom.
891.8 SZY
Szymborska, Wisława. Poems, new and collected, 1957-1997. 1st ed.
New York: Harcourt Brace, c1998.
A collection of poems by Wisława Szymborska.
894 JOZ
József, Attila, 1905-1937. The iron-blue vault: selected poems.
Newcastle upon Tyne [England: Bloodaxe Books;1999.
A selection of poems by twentieth-century Hungarian poet Attila
Jozsef, with information about his tragic life.