Alamosa Public Library

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Chronology of world literary events from 1900 to 1996 including a listing of the hardcover and paperback bestsellers, the winners of the Alfred B. Nobel Prize for Literature, the Pulitzer Prize winners, and the significant births and deaths in the literary world.

Examines the historical context of twentieth-century literature, describing the events, movements, and figures that influenced specific literary works, and includes a chronology of the historical events covered

While "the male condition" is increasingly the focus of critical inquiry, the first images to come to most minds are those associated, ironically enough, with the resoundingly heterosexual men's movement - sweat lodges, primal screams, etc. As these images quickly become cliched, a more progressive and less primitivist movement continues to gather strength, namely one that examines the experiences and writings of homosexual men. In this groundbreaking...

A lyrical assessment of the human self and the progression toward maturity draws on great works of literature to reveal how they can provide tools for learning and understanding, citing the examples of such masters as Shakespeare, Sophocles and Coetzee.

An anthology of Vietnam War writing, mostly by well-known authors. The fiction includes excerpts from novels, poems and songs, plus summaries of films, while non-fiction is represented by excerpts from books such as Robert Mason's Chickenhawk, the experiences of a helicopter pilot.