b'Literature CRITICAL INSIGHTS: WORKS41The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne This volume examines how The Scarlet Letter brings together many vital strands in American literature and culture: Puritanism and the rise of religious liberalism; philosophical Romanticism and Transcendentalism;LITERATUREthe role of women and gender; the nature of justice and democratic governance; and the relationship between the United States and the wider world.February 2018 | Print ISBN: 978-1-68217-688-7 | Library Price: $105Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen RECENTThis volume of critical analysis explores the enduring popularity, especially in recent decades, of Austens writings.It highlights how Austen was the first English novelist to portray characters who come across as recognizable people carrying on recognizable lives, dealing with the same kind of personal issues that women, especially, face today.Additional articles discuss the position of women in the Romantic era,BEST SELLER! CRITICAL INSIGHTS: WORKSdissect the use of money, status, power, and corruption in Sense and Sensibility, examine several popular film adaptations, and address the continuing relevance of Austens work as it relates to present-day concerns over gender, class, and race.July 2023 | Print ISBN: 978-1-63700-438-8 | Library Price: $105RECENTShort Fiction of Flannery OConnor As one of the prominent writers of the Southern Gothic genre, OConnor explored grotesque characters, Southern settings, questions of morality, and Roman Catholic themes. This volume examines a wide variety of OConnors works, such as A Good Man is Hard to Find, Good Country People, and Temple of the Holy Ghost. BEST SELLER! BEST SELLER!February 2016 | Print ISBN: 978-1-61925-874-7 | Library Price: $105Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt VonnegutPublished at the height of the Vietnam War protests, Slaughterhouse-Five seized the imaginations of thousands and made Vonnegut an overnight sensation. More than 50 years later, scholars continue to assess Vonneguts unique achievement with this stoic yet compassionate treatment of one of the deadliest military strikes in European history.October 2010 | Print ISBN: 978-1-58765-721-4 | Library Price: $105The Sound and the Fury, by William FaulknerWhen William Faulkner published The Sound and the Fury in 1929, he presented the world with one ofthe greatest novels of all time and a foremost example of modernist art. Even as it explores life in theUnited States South, this novel delves deeply into individual psychology via literary techniques that strainrepresentation to its very limits.April 2014 | Print ISBN: 978-1-61925-391-9 | Library Price: $105A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee WilliamsEssays offer an examination of the play in light of postwar American culture and censorship, as well as a comparison of Williams treatment of tragedy with Arthur Millers in his equally iconic play, Death of a Salesman. Other essays consider how repression drives the plays action, and review a selection of Streetcar criticism.October 2009 | Print ISBN: 978-1-58765-628-6 | Library Price: $105BEST SELLER!The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest HemingwayThough Hemingway went on to write dozens of works before winning the Nobel Prize, The Sun Also Rises, his second novel, endures as a quintessential American classic. With its vivid characters and spare, laconic prose, it effectively captures the despair, disillusionment, and muted hope of a generation struggling to find meaning in a world torn apart by war.October 2010 | Print ISBN: 978-1-58765-713-9 | Library Price: $105A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles DickensSet during a time of great historical turmoil, presenting a fascinating cast of memorable characters, and exploring some of the most important themes, this book has long commanded the attention of anyone who has read it. This volume explores the novel from various deliberately diverse perspectives, setting it in historical, critical, and aesthetic contexts. August 2021 | Print ISBN: 978-1-64265-992-4 | Library Price: $105 FREE Online Access All Critical Insights titles come with free online accessFREEGET ONLINE ACCESS(800) 221-1592 WITH YOUR PRINT BUY! www.salempress.com2024-433 Salem Spring 2025 Catalog.indd 41 2024-12-12 12:25PM'