b'40 CRITICAL INSIGHTS: WORKS LiteratureThe Pearl, by John SteinbeckEssays dive deep into the historical, cultural, social, economic, and ethnic themes of The Pearl. This volume offers an explanation of the history of the works critical reception while also contributing new LITERATUREinsights of this American classic that have not been pursued before.September 2019 | Print ISBN: 978-1-64265-311-3 | Library Price: $105The Plague, by Albert CamusCamus became a spokesman for the generation that had witnessed the Holocaust and other horrors of World War II. Decades later, The Plagues prescient descriptions of isolation camps and public panic resonated deeply with those in lockdown during COVID. These essays examine The Plagues critical reception, its profound impact on the literary scene at the time of its publication, and its connection to the twenty-first century.March 2023 | Print ISBN: 978-1-63700-432-6 | Library Price: $105CRITICAL INSIGHTS: WORKSThe Poetry of BaudelairePacks a critical and useful punch. highly recommended. ARBAThis collection of essays reflects the breadth of the poets artistic and intellectual worlds. The poets life and times are well documented, and close readings of key poems offer fresh perspectives on the mind and art of one of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century and indeed of the modern age. BEST SELLER! BEST SELLER! BEST SELLER! March 2014 | Print ISBN: 978-1-61925-395-7 | Library Price: $105The Poetry of Edgar Allan PoeWildly imaginative and disquietingly mournful, Poes most famous poems, Annabel Lee, The Raven, and Ulalume, are some of American literatures most haunting laments for lost loves. Their insistent rhymes and rhythms continue to thrill readers worldwide, more than a century and a half after their publication.October 2010 | Print ISBN: 978-1-58765-705-4 | Library Price: $105BEST SELLER! BEST SELLER! A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James JoyceThought-provoking essays examine Joyces life and enhance the readers understanding of the novel. Other essays survey the spectrum of critical evaluations and explanations of the book, and explore the ethnic reach of the story, the interwoven sexual and political dimension, and the role of faith in the novel.September 2011 | Print ISBN: 978-1-58765-842-6 | Library Price: $105Pride and Prejudice, by Jane AustenEssays include a biography of Jane Austen, the critical reception of Pride and Prejudice, an examination of the novels historical milieu, and a reading of the novel that stresses the importance Austen places on female education as a means of redefining the role of women in society. Several essays are written from a feminist perspective.September 2011 | Print ISBN: 978-1-58765-843-3 | Library Price: $105A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry Best Reference Library Journal, 2023This carefully considered resource is a great one to have on hand. Library JournalHansberrys depiction of a 1950s working class African American family evocatively dramatizes their urban backwater, chronologically poised between the civil rights movement and the black activism of the years to come. Essays in this volume approach Raisin as a resonant social document, as a frequently staged play and iconic film, and as an ambitious work of theatrical realism crafted by a dramatist not yet thirty.January 2023 | Print ISBN: 978-1-63700-428-9 | Library Price: $105The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen CraneMore vivid, unflinching, artistically and philosophically complex than any prior war novel, Red Badge made Stephen Crane an overnight international celebrity. Readers were gripped by Cranes lucid descriptions of war and the vacillating mind of his young, untested soldier, Henry Fleming. October 2010 | Print ISBN: 978-1-58765-707-8 | Library Price: $105Romeo and Juliet, by William ShakespeareThe essays feature extensive research and present topics that are of interest.ARBAThis volume examines many aspects of Shakespeares classic tale of star-crossed lovers including the history of the plays criticism, issues of confession, trauma, and uses of the imagination. Essays on film adaptations and parodies as well as pluralistic approaches to the balcony scene are also included.April 2017 | Print ISBN: 978-1-68217-264-3 | Library Price: $105 FREE All Critical Insights titles come with free online access Online AccessFREEGET ONLINE ACCESS(800) 221-1592 WITH YOUR PRINT BUY! www.salempress.com2024-433 Salem Spring 2025 Catalog.indd 40 2024-12-12 12:25PM'