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Herman Melville: Moby Dick and Other Works
Raychel Haugrud Reiff
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Jan. 15, 2008)Presents the life of Herman Melville, describes the plots and offers literary analysis of his major works, and details the influence his works have had on literature.
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William Shakespeare: Measure for Measure
Kate Chedgzoy
Paperback (Liverpool University Press, Jan. 6, 2000)In a time exceptionally preoccupied with the relations between the personal and the political, sexuality and power, Measure for Measure is one of the most frequently staged and discussed of Shakespeare's plays. Drawing on performance history and current critical approaches, this study considers the play in relation to its historical contexts and contemporary relevance. It traces the dramatic unfolding of the plot through the social and theatrical spaces of Shakespeare's Vienna: court, convent, prison, and public street. It explores the intertwining of religion, sexuality, politics and morality in the institutions associated with the maintenance of social order in Vienna, and asks whether the world of the play holds open any possibilities for challenging the power of these institutions. The reader is led carefully through some of Measure for Measure's most problematic moments, but the compelling theatrical pleasures offered by this strange and fascinating play are not overlooked.
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Alice Walker: The Color Purple and Other Works
Senior Lecturer in Law Mary Donnelly M.a
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2009)"A biography of writer Alice Walker that describes her era, her major work--The Color Purple, her life, and the legacy of her writing"--Provided by publisher.
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Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man
Gerald Lyn Early
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2009)"A biography of writer Ralph Ellison that describes his era, his major work--Invisible Man--his life, and the legacy of his writing"--Provided by publisher.
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Aldous Huxley: Brave New World
Raychel Haugrud Reiff
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2009)A biography of writer Aldous Huxley that describes his era, his major work--Brave New World--his life, and the legacy of his writing.
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Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises and Other Works
Author Kevin Alexander Boon
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2007)Presents the life of the American author, discussing the time period in which he lived, his major works, and his influence on the novelists of future generations.
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William Golding: Lord of the Flies
Raychel Haugrud Reiff
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2009)A biography of writer William Golding that describes his era, his major work--Lord of the Flies--his life, and the legacy of his writing.
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John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men
Debra McArthur
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Oct. 1, 2008)McArthur, Debra
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Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird
Andrew Haggerty
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2009)Presents the career of writer Harper Lee, describing the composition of her major work, "To Kill a Mockingbird," her relationship with Truman Capote, and the legacy of her writing.
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George Orwell: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Kevin Alexander Boon
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Oct. 1, 2008)A biography of writer George Orwell that describes his era, his major works--the novels "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four"--his life, and the legacy of his writing.
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Haruki Murakami
Mark Mussari
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Oct. 1, 2010)Profiles the life and career of the award-winning Japanese author famous for works of both fiction and nonfiction.
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Toni Morrison
Richard Andersen
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Jan. 30, 2006)Presents the life of the Nobel Prize-winning author and gives the plots and criticism of her works "The Bluest Eye" and "Sula."