Literature and its times : profiles of 300 notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them / [edited by Joyce Moss and George Wilson]. - New York : Gale, c1997. - 5 volumes, illustrations ; 29 cm

Contents : v.1. Ancient times to the American and French Revolutions, (pre-history-1790s) - - v.2. Civil wars to frontier societies (1800 - 1880s) - - v.3. Growth of empires o the Great Depression (1890 - 1930s) - - v.4. World War II to the affluent fifties (1940 - 1950s) - - v.5. Civil rights movements to future times (1960 - 2000).

0787606073 (vol. 1) 0787606081 (vol. 2) 078760609X (vol.3) 0787606103 (vol. 4) 0787606111 (vol. 5)


Literature and history
History in literature
Literature --History and criticism.

PN50 / L71 1997