*English1B Slattum

Each volume of Novels for Students contains easily accessible and content-rich discussions of the literary and historical background of 15 to 20 works from various cultures and time periods.

Every bi-annual volume of Drama for Students features coverage of 16 plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Look for: Sophocles, Antigone, Arthur Miller's |Death of a Salesman| Thorton Wilder's |Our Town| and others.

The set examines the overriding themes found in literature. This approach particularly helps students build critical thinking skills by making connections between thematically-similar works of literature, as well as providing a more global perspective by comparing and contrasting works from around the world.

This set examines the overriding themes found in literature. This approach particularly helps students build critical thinking skills by making connections between thematically-similar works of literature, as well as providing a more global perspective by comparing and contrasting works from around the world.

Criticism to the playwright's eight most popularly studied plays - Macbeth, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello, and The Merchant of Venice.

Approximately 25 movements are covered, including: Absurdism Bildungsroman Greek drama Harlem renaissance, Magic realism, Modernism Postmodernism, Science fiction/fantasy, Surrealism Transcendentalism, and many others

This set includes an explanation of a given character's role in the play, as well as discussion about the character's relationship to other characters in the play; how the character's actions and choices affect the other characters in the play, and the possible motivation for the character's actions.