This series explores helps readers better understand the issues surrounding banned books and the arguments in favor of intellectual freedom. Books in this series explore books that have been suppressed on political grounds, religious grounds, sexual grounds, and social grounds.
"This compilation of essays takes a closer look at this pivotal point in African American history, as well as its origins, identity, portrayal, of women, and rediscovered authors. This title seeks to offer not only expanded readings of the central themes that have long captivated the attention of scholars across time, but also providing valuable insight into the texts, authors, and critical perspectives too often overlooked. "
"Overview essays consider the cultural contexts surrounding the novel and the critical reception of Lee's work. This collection also includes character studies of Atticus Finch; a consideration of narrative strategies in both the novel and the film version of Mockingbird; and studies of sexuality, race, and ethics as found in the novel."
"This volume will explore this notoriously gender-bending comedy from numerous perspectives, offering historical, comparative, stylistic, psychological, and philosophical perspectives (among many others) while also examining the ways the work has been performed in various media and eras."
This book looks at how literature has wrestled with the themes of death and dying.
This book explores the hero's journey in literature. The hero's journey, a quest that leads to self-discovery, has been central to literature since the earliest epics.
Critical essays featuring Ezra Pound, e.e. cummings, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Carl Sandburg and their abiding influences.
This volume surveys the ongoing contributions and critical legacy of the United States' diverse women poets
This volume explores the genre's recent history and development, as succeeding generations of poets have taken up the American idiom and molded it into their own unique modes of expression.
From Arthur Miller to Tony Kushner, this volume chronicles the playwrights and plays that shaped America drama to the present time.
Firmly rooted in the modernist era of the early and mid-20th century, luminaries such as Hart Crane and Elizabeth Bishop set the stage for what would be defined as modern American poetry.
This book series examines the lives, works, and achievements of authors. Includes JD Salinger, JK Rowling, Jack London, Jane Austen, Kurt Vonnegut, Mary Shelley, Maya Angelou, Robert Frost, TS Eliot, Tim O'Brien, and Walt Whitman.
Explore the work of Doris Lessing through essays that examine the realistic, mystical, science fiction, and political aspects of her books.
Graphic Novel version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Graphic novel version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Graphic novel version of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Graphic Novel Version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
This volume examines the defining themes and styles of African-American literature during this period, which laid the groundwork for contemporary African-American writers.
Historical context and primary sources related to themes from The Life of Frederick Douglass, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. ABC-CLIO
Examines the historical context and primary sources related to the themes of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Yellow Wallpaper, The Jungle, and A Lost Lady. ABC-CLIO
Primary Source documents related to the themes of books that where written during the Jazz Age. Books referenced include: Babbit, The Great Gatsby, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Sun Also Rises, and Passing.
ABC-CLIO eBook that includes primary sources and historical context related to themes in As I Lay Dying, Of Mice and Men, Grapes of Wrath, and A Native Son.
This book explores the historical context and primary sources related to the themes of Chicano Literature including Bless Me, Ultima, The Migrant Earth, The Revolt of the Cockroach People, and The House on Mango Street.
An interactive ebook that explores the themes, structure, and critical views about Of Mice and Men. Includes audio, videos, weblinks and more. Search for "Lighthouse Of Mice and Men" in Follett Shelf.
An interactive ebook that explores the themes, structure, and critical views about To Kill a Mockingbird. Includes audio, videos, weblinks and more. Search for "Lighthouse To Kill a Mockingbird" in Follett Shelf.
An interactive ebook that explores the themes, structure, and critical views about Night. Includes audio, videos, weblinks and more. Search for "Lighthouse Night" in Follett Shelf.
Contains articles that discuss thirty common motifs or themes as they appear in mythologies from around the world. Search for "Mythology."
"This book argues that storytelling is an important resource in coming to terms with the loss of the feeling of living a grounded existence where the future remains relatively stable and predictable. Faced with the specter of climate catastrophe, we lose confidence in the future-a well-documented response in the environmental movement, for example. Yet stories, and in particular sophisticated fictional stories, can help us negotiate that uncertainty: they offer affective and imaginative tools that channel the instability of our climate future and invite audiences to accept its fundamental uncertainty"
An analysis of political implications of children's film.
An exhaustive work covering the full range of topics relating to vampires, including literature, film and television, and folklore.
This book explores how movies have both reflected and helped America's political, economic, and social history.
Contains over forty essays that explore the history, popularity, and culture of video games. Search for "Video Game."
Provides an overview of violence in movies, music, television, and video games, and discusses the efforts of the government, parents, and television networks to censor or control the availability or content of various entertainment media.
This book discusses minority athletes, coaches, sports journalists, and others in U.S. sport. It explores the history of minority involvement in sports at every level: the barriers broken, the stereotypes that have been shattered, and the difficulties that these pioneers have endured.
Shows free online resources such as reference, programming and displays. ABC-CLIO
A resource for teachers implementing guided inquiry research.
Explains the kinds of learning accomplished through guided inquiry and the framework.
Introduces the Guided Inquiry Framework.
An interactive ebook that explores the themes, structure, and critical views about Night. Includes audio, videos, weblinks and more. Search for "Lighthouse Night" in Follett Shelf.
An interactive ebook that explores the themes, structure, and critical views about Of Mice and Men. Includes audio, videos, weblinks and more. Search for "Lighthouse Of Mice and Men" in Follett Shelf.
An interactive ebook that explores the themes, structure, and critical views about To Kill a Mockingbird. Includes audio, videos, weblinks and more. Search for "Lighthouse To Kill a Mockingbird" in Follett Shelf.
This book explores how government information can be used to engage students through project based learning.
This book provides fresh, adaptable, and easy-to-implement primary source literacy exercises to improve their teaching and engage their students.
