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Originally intended for the 31 days of Women's History Month in March, these undated entries permit readers to begin these devotions at any time of the year. Each day's devotion features an illustration and brief biographical sketch of the featured woman, a Scripture that connects a biblical woman's story with a more recent HERstory, as well as a prayer-poem, a question for personal meditation or group conversation, and an idea for action insp...

This meticulously annotated edition of Nella Larsen's novel Passing contextualizes the novel's many historical and cultural references and introduces readers to a central theme: crossing the color line in the hopes of living a more privileged life. Nella Larsen's Passing is widely regarded as a classic novel of African American literature-a groundbreaking work in which the author keenly depicted an under-acknowledged element of early 20th-cen...

Since its publication in 1977, Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony has become one of the most frequently assigned and important literary works in the expanded canon. It has garnered praise and respect both as a masterpiece of American fiction and for its contributions to the growing field of Native American literature. This casebook helps readers appreciate the work for both its literary merit and for its exploration of important cultural and histo...

This first book, chosen by Stephen Dobyns for the Four Way Books Intro Series in Poetry, chronicles a Dantesque journey. Over the course of the poems, the poet/narrator poses variously as Charon, Virgil, and Dante -- visitor to the region where the dead and tormented lament. The quest here, too, is for a transformative love. In Domina's world, 'Only the woman with the oars / is real and she is the only one / who recognizes the other figures / ...

A unique and valuable source of primary documents that will illuminate the reader's understanding of the critical social issues raised by the play.

A perfect guide for use in high school classes, this book explores the fascinating literature of the Harlem Renaissance, reviewing classic works in the context of the history, society, and culture of its time.The Harlem Renaissance is one of the most interesting eras in African American literature as well as a highly regarded period in our country's literary history. The works produced during this span reflect a turbulent social climate in Ame...

The Elizabeth Keckley Reader, edited by Sheila Smith McKoy offers a collection of essays and other works inspired by the life of Elizabeth Keckley, a slave in Hillsborough, North Carolina, who eventually bought her freedom. She became a noted seamstress in Civil War-era Washington DC, and was most famously the confidante of Mary Lincoln. Keckley's memoir, Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House is conside...

Literary perspectives on the the Psalms, the most popular book in the Bible