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Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
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Analysis of major plays, including an introduction, author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, and criticism.

Analysis of major novels, including an introduction, author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, and criticism.

Analysis of major poems, including an introduction, author biography, poem text, poem summary, themes, style, and criticism.

Analysis of Shakespeare’s most-popularly-studied plays and poetry in secondary schools and undergraduate curricula, including an introduction, plot summary, characters, themes, style, and...

Analysis of major short stories, including an introduction,author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, and criticism.

HeritageQuest® Online is a genealogical database that provides access to government records, census data, family and local histories, city directories, military records and more.