World Literature and Its Times: Latin American Literature and Its Times

• Introductory profile -- an overview that discuss genre, time, place and other important elements with a synopsis and introduction that places the work in the context of the authors' life
• Events in history -- a report on the social, political and cultural climate relevant to the work, including primary source documents, charts, timelines and other illustrative materials
• Literary work in focus -- three sections that place the work in context with an in-depth summary, related history and historical sources
• Sources for more information -- full citations offering additional sources of information

Additional features include illustrations; maps; author and title tables of contents; sidebars; timelines; advisor information; and an alphabetical index of authors, titles, events and personalities.

The series contains eight volumes covering the following literatures:

• Latin American literature
• African literature
• British & Irish literature (2 volumes - The Victorian Era to the Present and Celtic Migrations to the Reform Bill )
• Spanish & Portuguese literature
• Middle Eastern literature
• Italian literature
• Classical literature

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