Pronde's the critical framework to examine several major works including, Their eyes were watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Invisible man by Ralph Ellison, and Mumbo jumbo by Ishmael Reed.

Contains opinions and comment on other currently published newspapers and magazines, a selection of poetry, essays, historical events, voyages, news (foreign and domestic) including news of North America, a register of the month's new ...

Morton argues that the chief stumbling block to environmental thinking is the image of nature most writers promote: they propose a new world view, but their very zeal to preserve the natural world leads them away from the “nature” they ...

A translation into modern English of the medieval poem about a group of travelers on a pilgrimage to Canterbury and the tales they tell each other.

"Dazzling...a cerebral thriller that's both intellectually engaging and emotionally compelling, a lively tour de force."—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times After four novels and several years living abroad, the fictional protagonist of ...

Encountering the great poet on his own terms, engaging his equally distinguished admirers and detractors, this book moves a 300-year debate about the significance of Milton's verse to a new level.