Title Literature and its times : profiles of 300 notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them / Joyce Moss and George Wilson, [editors].| [Gale electronic resource]

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Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 1997.

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Description	1 online resource (5 volumes) : illustrations, maps
Series	Gale eBooks
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	v. 1. Ancient times to the American and French Revolutions, (pre-history-1790s) -- v. 2. Civil wars to frontier societies (1800-1880s) -- v. 3. Growth of empires to the Great Depression (1890-1930s) -- v. 4. World War II to the affluent fifties (1940-1950s) -- v. 5. Civil rights movements to future times (1960-2000).
Summary	Provides the historical background of the most-studied novels, plays, poems, speeches and short stories. Entries examine both the historical setting of the literary work and the historical events taking place at the time the work was written.
Subject	Literature and history.
	History in literature.
	World history in literature.
	Literature -- History and criticism.
	Classical literature -- History and criticism.
	Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism.
	European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism.
	European literature -- 17th century.
	European literature -- 18th century.
	European literature -- 19th century.
	European literature -- 20th century.
	American literature -- 19th century.
	American literature -- 20th century.
	War and literature.
	Civil rights movements in literature.
Added Author	Moss, Joyce, 1951- editor.
	Wilson, George, 1920- editor.
	Gale Group.
Other Form:	Print version: Literature and its times. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c1997 9780787606077
ISBN	9781414435718 (electronic book)
	1414435711 (electronic book)
	9780787606077 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
	0787606073 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
	9780787606084 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
	0787606081 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
	9780787606091 (v. 3 : alk. paper)
	078760609X (v. 3 : alk. paper)
	9780787606107 (v. 4 : alk. paper)
	0787606103 (v. 4 : alk. paper)
	9780787606114 (v. 5 : alk. paper)
	0787606111 (v. 5 : alk. paper)

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