Provides biographical information and literary analysis for the best-known English, Scottish, and Irish authors from the fifteenth through the twentieth centuries. (view table of contents)

Provides biographical information and literary analysis for the best-known English, Scottish, and Irish authors from the fifteenth through the twentieth centuries. (view table of contents)

An encyclopedic guide to the novelist includes entries on Melville's works and characters, influential events and social issues, friends and family, and journeys. (view table of contents)

Delves beneath the surface to examine the forces that made Sontag an international icon, exploring her public persona and private passions, including the strategies behind her meteoric rise to fame and her political moves and missteps. 12,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Entries cover biographical information, a bibliography of writings, and a critical analysis of each author's longer works of fiction, and address long fiction written in various time periods, countries, and genres. (view table of contents)

Entries cover biographical information, a bibliography of writings, and a critical analysis of each author's longer works of fiction, and address long fiction written in various time periods, countries, and genres. (view table of contents)

Entries cover biographical information, a bibliography of writings, and a critical analysis of each author's longer works of fiction, and address long fiction written in various time periods, countries, and genres. (view table of contents)

Entries cover biographical information, a bibliography of writings, and a critical analysis of each author's longer works of fiction, and address long fiction written in various time periods, countries, and genres. (view table of contents)

Entries cover biographical information, a bibliography of writings, and a critical analysis of each author's longer works of fiction, and address long fiction written in various time periods, countries, and genres. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Rebecca West's wide-range writing career, as a novelist, journalist, travel and history writer and biographer, made her one of the most feted and feared woman of her day. Despite the acclaim she attracted throughout her life, her books were often best sellers, though her work has undeservedly fallen out of fashion...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Entries cover biographical information, a bibliography of writings, and a critical analysis of each author's longer works of fiction, and address long fiction written in various time periods, countries, and genres. (view table of contents)

A biography of the American writer discusses Mailer's major works, from 'The Naked and the Dead' to 'Harlot's Ghost,' and reveals the man behind this often misunderstood genius (view table of contents)

Entries cover biographical information, a bibliography of writings, and a critical analysis of each author's longer works of fiction, and address long fiction written in various time periods, countries, and genres. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Lillian Hellman was the most daring and original playwright of her time. In spite of her three volumes of highly acclaimed memoirs, Hellman has remained an enigma because of her need to conceal her real life and to invent a legend...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Teenage refugees from several Eastern European countries tell their stories of immigration and adjustment to the United States

A profile of the influential twentieth-century author discusses her childhood with a sexually abusive father, her relationship with the writer H. G. Wells, her literary accomplishments, and other information. 10,000 first printing.

A guide to constructing a Scandinavian American family history utilizing library research

Using extensive Gallup polling data, a guide to the most important issues in the upcoming elections explains what the American public thinks about taxes, welfare reform, race and affirmative action, health care, and other crucial issues. Original.

A guide to constructing a Polish family history explains how to utilize the library and archives and organize records

In American popular culture Marilyn Monroe has evolved in stature from Hollywood sex symbol to tragic legend. Most books about Monroe stress the sensational events that surrounded her-this book is the first to deal honestly and critically with Monroe as an actress, evaluating her moves as crucial forces in the shaping of her identity. Through careful examination of her performances, from her small appearances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve to her memorable roles in Bus Stop, Some Like It Hot, and the The Misfits, the author traces her development from cover girl innocent to an actress devoted to her craft. Based on extensive interviews with many of Monroe's colleagues, close friends, and mentors, this comprehensive, critically balanced study describes her use of Method acting as well as her instruction with Michael Chekhov and, later, the Strasbergs. Carl Rollyson has written a refreshing analysis and appreciation of Marilyn Monroe's enduring and, until now, underestimated gifts as a creative artist.

Presents the life of Pablo Picasso, from his childhood, through his early artistic efforts, to his world fame as one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.