Series Editor: Ronald Gottesman, University of Southern California. Students and teachers alike will welcome the books in this series as accessible introductions to many widely-studied themes and genres. Each book includes: an in-depth analyses of four to six exemplary texts; an extensive annotated list of works for further reading; a bibliographic essay; a chronology of major authors, works, and historical events of importance in the development of the theme or genre; and an overview of the evolution of the theme or genre.