Literature
GALE
VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature: A Handbook
Provides a detailed analysis of the most common archetypes or motifs found in the folklore of selected communities around the world. Includes examination of such motifs as Bewitching, Chance and Fate, Choice of Roads, Death or Departure of the Gods, the Double, Ghosts and Other Revenants, the Hero Cycle, Journey to the Otherworld, Magic Invulnerability, Soothsayer, Transformation, Tricksters, and more.
Shakespeare for Students: Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare’s Plays and Poetry
Each detailed, illustrated entry in this resource provides:
- An introduction that provides an overview of the play or poem
- A plot summary
- An annotated character list
- A discussion of the play’s principal themes
- Understandable essays on the plays construction (setting, dialogue, imagery)
- Historical and cultural context sections that illuminate the play’s role in inter-curricular studies
- Excerpted critical commentary on various facets of the play
- Extensive theme index
- A chronology of Shakespeare’s life, work, and times
The interdisciplinary approach of this casebook will help you situate the lessons of Lord of the Flies in the context of Education, War and Postwar, the Adventure Story, Religion, and Biology and Evolution. The six topic sections integrate original illustrations and photos, literary excerpts, and primary documents and historic writings that help you contextualize the work.
Explores the many contexts of Shakespeare’s Othello and the controversial issues from historical and modern perspectives.
A rich collection of commentary and primary documents that will enhance the reader’s understanding of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.