Literature and its times :
Literature and its times : profiles of 300 notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them /
Vol. 1 : ancient times to the American and French revolutions (prehistory-1970s)
[edited by] Joyce Moss, George Wilson.
- Detroit : Gale, c1997.
- xxix, 488p. : ill. ; 29cm.
Includes bibliography and index
Literature and Its Times provides the historical background of 300 of the most-studied novels, plays, poems, speeches and short stories. This 5-vol. set is arranged chronologically from ancient times to the present, with the entries in each volume arranged alphabetically by title. Each entry examines both the historical setting of the literary work and the historical events taking place at the time the work was written.
0787606073
Classical literature -- History and criticism. Literature and history -- Rome.
809.93358 LIT
Includes bibliography and index
Literature and Its Times provides the historical background of 300 of the most-studied novels, plays, poems, speeches and short stories. This 5-vol. set is arranged chronologically from ancient times to the present, with the entries in each volume arranged alphabetically by title. Each entry examines both the historical setting of the literary work and the historical events taking place at the time the work was written.
0787606073
Classical literature -- History and criticism. Literature and history -- Rome.
809.93358 LIT