Title:
Literature and its times profiles of 300 notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them
ISBN:
9781414435718
Publication Information:
Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c1997.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (5 v.) : ill., maps
Contents:
v. 1. Ancient times to the American and French Revolutions, (pre-history-1790s) -- v. 2. Civil wars to frontier societies (1800-1880s) -- v. 3. Growth of empires to the Great Depression (1890-1930s) -- v. 4. World War II to the affluent fifties (1940-1950s) -- v. 5. Civil rights movements to future times (1960-2000).
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Summary:
Provides the historical background of the most-studied novels, plays, poems, speeches and short stories. Entries examine both the historical setting of the literary work and the historical events taking place at the time the work was written.
