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History of the Theatre

Oscar Gross Brockett

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The Truth Behind A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lois H. Gresh

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Ray Bradbury

Robin Anne Reid

Provides an overview of the life and career of author Ray Bradbury, along with scholarly readings of eight of his works and a primary and secondary bibliography.

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Readings On the Histories

This book includes a biography of William Shakespeare and seventeen critical essays on the plays.

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A New History of Jazz

Alyn Shipton

Challenges assumptions about the history of jazz and chronicles the genre's evolution over the course of the twentieth century, discussing its origins, its international scope from the 1920s on, and l

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Blues

Howard Elmer

Traces the origins of blues music, its evolution in the United States, and its influence on jazz and rock and roll.

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The Age of Rock

Alain Dister

Follows rock and roll from its beginnings in 1954 to all of its current and various manifestations.

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William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury

Presents a selection of critical analyses of William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury," and includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, a list of characte

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Understanding Death of a Salesman

Brenda Murphy

A collection of social, cultural, and historical documents that are designed to help students read and understand Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman.".

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Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire

A collection of eleven critical essays on Williams's play "A Streetcar Named Desire" arranged in chronological order of publication.

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