The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. Question Victorian -- and present-day -- society as you study ...
"To be or not to be" confounded by Shakespeare - that is the question. "Hamlet" is an action-packed thriller with apparitions, murder, revenge, deception, poisons, and diabolical traps. With timeless themes, it explores friendship, relationships, honor, fate, madness, and more. Now you can savor "Hamlet" in a modern, easy-to-understand translation ...
This sweeping survey of ancient Greek culture covers the greatest works of Greek poets, dramatists, philosophers, writers, and historians. These writings are the foundation of the way we think and act and are important to the student of the human condition.
For every utopia, there's a corresponding dystopia. This tale of a bleak future depicts a time where women are valued only for their reproductive capacities. While the novel is horrifying, there are moments of poetic warmth and humor. It is a brilliant satire.
Tracing the evolution of nursing from Roman times to the present, this reference details important institutions and organizations, biographies of healthcare pioneers and activists, the role and growth of military nursing, and Native American healers. As well as a timeline of landmarks in nursing history, entries include: abortion, the Ancient ...
The record of several schoolmates who represent a generation destroyed by the dehumanization of World War I's trench warfare, "All Quiet on the Western Front" tells of their enlistment in the army at the urging of their teacher, Kantorek, whose wisdom they trusted. Paul Baumer, a sensitive teenager, serves as central intelligence, the prototypical ...
Forty years separate the writing of these books, and Melville's moral concerns are highly visible in Billy Budd, in which a young sailor willingly accepts his punishment after accidentally killing an evil man. In Typee, Melville romanticized his own adventures as a merchant seaman on a Polynesian island. Typee is generally considered nothing more ...
This comprehensive new survey of the literary traditions and distinctively American character of this popular genre presents a timely reference that allows readers to experience the myriad creative responses evoked by the promise of the new frontier. 36 illustrations.
A handbook designed to provide information on rules of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and other aspects of language usage. Also includes instructions for preparing a term paper, writing an outline, and studying for tests.
No more "Double, double, toil and trouble!" Now you can learn Shakespeare on the double! "Macbeth" has all the ingredients of a modern day bestseller - greed, ambition, murder, mayhem, madness, politics, assassinations, hallucinations, prophecies, spells, and rebellion. Potions and emotions simmer. One betrayal leads to another. Now you can sit ...
Ranging over the incredibly diverse American religious expression, this title explores more than 160 worship sites as representative examples of individual beliefs and practices.
Both these long short stories are from Melville's 1856 collection, PIAZZA TALES. BARTLEBY is about an obscure, dull, and passive clerk in an office on Wall Street, and the strange effect he has on those with whom he comes in contact. BENITO CERENO is about the attempts made by Amaso Delano of Massachusetts, the captain of ship, to aid another ship ...
The culmination of years of research in dozens of archives and libraries, this fascinating encyclopedia provides an unprecedented look at the network known as the Underground Railroad - that mysterious "system" of individuals and organizations that helped slaves escape the American South to freedom during the years before the Civil War. In ...
When your patrons need concise, chronological information on the important people, places and events that have shaped women's history across cultures, direct them to this new publication from Gale. Chronology of Women Worldwide focuses on key international happenings throughout the ages, with particular emphasis on the recent events of the 19th ...
Each profile provides pertinent information on the storyteller (address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address, and Web site information), categorizes their work (e.g., original tales, imaginative stories, historical), notes the audience level, and lists instruments or props used. Detailed biographies reveal how the storyteller got started and ...
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This literary companion carries you into the lives and poetic lines of 41 of America's most admired poets from the last century. From popular favorites such as Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg to the more esoteric T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound, this handbook also introduces you to living poets, such as Rita Dove, who are still inscribing their places ...
Much diversity exists among the beaches and shores of the world. Some have features as unique as fingerprints, from the cliff divers of Acapulco to the Samoan herbalists of Ofu Island. In Vietnam, Halong Bay charged aboriginal imaginations with its sea corridors, rock spindles, and sculpted tors. At Punta Espinosa, Ferdinanda, life's clear model ...
Explore two lively classic tales of adventure on the high seas with "CliffsNotes Billy Budd & Typee", the study guide that can raise your insight as well as your test scores! Meet Billy Budd, the sailor that everyone likes ...or do they? And then set sail through the wild side of the South Seas in Typee. You'll be up to speed on all the plot ...
With novels like "Ellen Foster" and "A Virtuous Woman", award-winning writer Kaye Gibbons has gained both critical acclaim and a large, devoted following among readers. This literary companion equips the reader with information about characters, plots, dates, allusions, literary motifs, and themes from the bestselling author's works. After an ...
Throughout history, money has developed along with society. During ancient times, currency took many forms, including such varied items as beaver skins and sea salt blocks. As societies made technological and artistic advancements, their monetary systems and currencies advanced as well. Today, coins and currency are an important part of the ...
This compendium of vocabulary, people, places and events is designed to assist the reader in understanding the variety of terms and important events from Native American history that are included in works of classic literature and non-fiction sources. The book is organised alphabetically.
Walter Dean Myers, pre-eminent author of teen fiction and verse, refines the image of black characters that are frequently trivialized or vilified in juvenile literature, advertising, television and film. From his saga "The Glory Field" to his novel "The Young Landlords", Myers's canon surveys the complex realm of the teen years as colliding ...
What is a corrido? What is the difference between a tanka, a choka and a renga? What does it mean when you're doing the dozens? What is a Bildungsroman? This dictionary of literary terms provides the student, scholar, librarian, or researcher with definitions, explanations, and models of the styles and forms of works of literature. Along with ...
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