Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influence Them - 5 Volume set (Literature & Its Times)

Literature and Its Times provides the historical background of 300 of the most-studied novels, plays, poems, speeches and short stories. This 5-vol. set is arranged chronologically from ancient times to the present, with the entries in each volume arranged alphabetically by title. Each entry examines both the historical setting of the literary work and the historical events taking place at the time the work was written.