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Understanding The Old Man and the Sea
A companion to the Hemingway classic discusses such topics as the story's formal characteristics, historical background to life in Cuba, and sports featured in the story.
Understanding Othello
Provides background and critical commentary to address the theatrical, cultural, social, and political concerns of the Shakespearean play, and discusses its controversial ideas on …
Understanding Romeo and Juliet
Offers a literary analysis of the classic play and includes discussions of its performance history, historical context, and modern interpretations
Understanding The Tempest
While The Tempest has always been one of Shakespeare's most entertaining and enchanting plays, it continues to stir up passionate debate throughout the world because of its ideas …
Understanding Hamlet
Offers source documents and analysis to provide a historical context for understanding the major themes of Shakespeare's best known play.
Understanding The Merchant of Venice
Offers source documents and analysis to provide a historical context for understanding the major themes of Shakespeare's most controversial play.
Understanding Pride and Prejudice
This is the only book about Pride and Prejudice to combine both analysis of the novel and excerpts from significant primary documents of Austen's own time. These materials will …
Understanding the Literature of World War I
Much can be learned about both the historic and human impact of war by studying the literary output associated with the time period during and immediately after the event. This …
Understanding A Midsummer Night's Dream
This casebook begins by establishing the dramatic and literary concerns of the play, such as structure, themes, poetic language, and original sources and classical inspiration. …
Understanding Jane Eyre
Analyzes the novel in the context of its times, and examines its major themes of education for women, the role of governesses, madness and Victorian women, and inheritance and …
Understanding Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Since the time of its publication in 1884, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has generated heated controversy. One of the most frequently banned books in the history of literature, it …
Understanding The Crucible
Discusses the historical and social contexts of the play, and includes an analysis of its dramatic structure.