This companion volume to Masterpieces of World Literature (1989) highlights the literary achievements of African-American authors from the 18th century to the present with individual articles on 149 major works of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry. Each article contains the important facts and dates of authorship along with analyses of characters, settings, themes, and plots. A unique & vital guide that summarizes, explains, & evaluates the...

This is the most comprehensive and authoritative one-volume dictionary of philosophy available in English. It is over 900 pages long, contains 4,000 entries and cross-references, and has been written by an international team of over 380 specialists in all areas of philosophy. It presents, in an accessible manner, the most up-to-date survey of philosophy yet produced by a community of professional philosophers