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  • Fahrenheit 451by Ray Bradbury; Harold Bloom

    Infobase Publishing 2008; US$ 45.00

    - Critical essays reflecting a variety of schools of criticism - Notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index - An introductory essay by Harold Bloom. more...

  • The School for Husbandsby Molière

    The Floating Press 1900; US$ 4.95

    The School for Husbands (L'École des maris) is a work by Molière (the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), a French playwright who is often considered to be one of Western literature's great masters of comedy. In a theatre in the Louvre and in the Palais-Royal, Molière found success among the Parisians with The School for Husbands . First performed in 1661, it forms part of Molière's "Jealousy series"... more...

  • Real Nightmares (book 3)by Brad Steiger

    Visible Ink Press 2011; US$ 1.99

    Demon possession, men in black, the devil baby, ethereal abduction, what's under the bed?!?—and you thought you couldn't sleep. Paranormal researcher extraordinaire Brad Steiger, an author of thousands of books and articles on the mysterious and unknown, gathers more of his favorite and scariest stories of the unexplained in this compilation. These tales will creep into your dreams, spook your consciousness,and leave you grasping for the light switch. Bolt the doors when you read Real Nightmares: Things that Go Bump in the Night . more...

  • "Born in a Mighty Bad Land"by Jerry H. Bryant

    Indiana University Press 2003; US$ 15.95

    The figure of the violent man in the African American imagination has a long history. He can be found in 19th-century bad man ballads like "Stagolee" and "John Hardy," as well as in the black convict recitations that influenced "gangsta" rap. "Born in a Mighty Bad Land" connects this figure with similar characters in African American fiction. Many writers -- McKay and Hurston in the Harlem Renaissance; Wright, Baldwin, and Ellison in the '40s and '50s; Himes in the '50s and '60s -- saw the "bad nigger" as an archetypal figure in the black imagination and psyche. "Blaxploitation" novels in the '70s made him a virtually... more...

  • Body Politics and the Fictional Doubleby Katie King; Debra Walker King

    Indiana University Press 2000; US$ 15.15

    Body Politics and the Fictional Double Edited by Debra Walker King Examines the disjunction between women's appearance and reality. In recent years, questions concerning "the body" and its place in postmodern discourses have taken center stage in academic disciplines. Body Politics joins these discussions by focusing on the challenges women face when their externally defined identities and representations as bodies -- their body fictions -- speak louder than what they know to be their true selves. Racialized, gendered, or homophobic body fictions disfigure individuals by placing them beneath a veil of invisibility... more...

  • Black Orpheusby Saadi Simawe

    Routledge 2000; US$ 105.00

    In twentieth-century African American fiction, music has been elevated to the level of religion primarily because of its power as a medium of freedom. This collection explores literary invocations of music. more...

  • Salinger's The Catcher in the Ryeby Stanley P. Baldwin

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2000; US$ 5.99

    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 features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. CliffsNotes on The Catcher in the Rye introduces you to a coming-of-age novel with a twist. J.D. Salinger's best-known work is more realistic, more lifelike and authentic than some other representatives of the genre. Get to know the unforgettable main character, Holden Caulfield, as he navigates the dangers and risks of growing up. This study guide enables you to keep up with all of the major themes and symbols of the novel, as well as the characters and plot. You'll... more...

  • The Detective in Fictionby L. David Allen

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1978; US$ 5.99

    The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background — all to help you gain greater insight into great works you're bound to study for school or pleasure. In CliffsNotes on The Detective in Fiction, you explore the world of science fiction writing, complete with a look at some leading literary works. Covering the rules for science fiction writing, this study guide also looks into exactly what defines detective fiction. You'll find critical commentaries on "The Purloined Letter," "The Adventures of the Speckled Band," Black Orchids , and the following: The Moonstone Whose Body? The Benson Murder Case The Murder of Roger Ackroyd What Mrs.... more...

  • Bradbury's Worksby Audrey Smoak Manning

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 5.99

    The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background — all to help you gain greater insight into great works you're bound to study for school or pleasure. In CliffsNotes on Bradbury's Works, you explore four of the fantasy writer's works: Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, A Medicine for Melancholy, and The October Country . Predominant themes of death; of dissatisfaction with self; of the reality of evil and how to contend with it; and, finally, the attainment of self-knowledge appear in each of his writings. In this study guide, you'll find Life and Background of the Author and Critical Commentaries for each of the four titles.... more...

  • Dangerous Potential of Readingby Ana-Isabel Aliaga-Buchenau

    Routledge 2003; US$ 154.00

    This book examines the role of literacy, reading and books in the lives of protagonists in nineteenth-century American and French literature. more...