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).