From Isabel Allende to Emile Zola and from Shakespeare to Sartre, literary works have often engaged political issues, and many political writings give close attention to literary concerns. The first work of its kind, this 3-volume encyclopedia explores the complex relationship between literature and politics. International in scope, it covers its field from the ancient Greeks to the present. At the same time, the encyclopedia gives special attention to the conflicts and controversies of the modern world and to works written in English. The encyclopedia benefits from the expert feedback of a distinguished advisory board, including: BL Timothy A. Brennan BL Paul Buhle BL Barbara Foley BL Laura Hapke BL Barbara Harlow BL Andreas Huyssen BL Fredric Jameson BL Neil Larsen BL Jane C. Marcus BL Bruce Robbins BL Epifanio San Juan, Jr. BL And Alan M. Wald. The encyclopedia contains more than 500 alphabetically arranged entries written by more than 200 expert contributors. These entries cover authors, critics, theorists, and historical figures; major literary works; national literatures and important literary movements; broad critical categories; and specific themes, concepts, and genres. Included are entries on such writers and theorists as: BL Anna Akhmatova BL Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin BL James Baldwin BL Angela Carter BL Samuel Taylor Coleridge BL Philip K. Dick BL Charles Dickens BL Ralph Ellison BL Nadine Gordimer BL Maxim Gorky BL Aldous Huxley BL Henry James BL James Joyce BL Denise Levertov BL Primo Levi BL Karl Marx BL Sean O''Casey BL George Orwell BL Leslie Marmon Silko BL Max Weber BL Raymond Williams BL And many more. In addition, the encyclopedia discusses a number of works, including: BL Beloved BL A Bend in the River BL Brave New World BL For Whom the Bell Tolls BL The Grapes of Wrath BL Invisible Man BL Midnight''s Children BL Native Son BL The Republic BL A Vindication of the Rights of Women BL And many more. There are also entries on such topics as: BL African American Literature BL Alientation BL Apartheid BL Brazilian Literature BL Canons and Canonicity BL Chinese Literature BL Communist Party BL Dystopian Literature BL English Studies and Politics BL Federal Writers'' Project BL Feminist Criticism and Theory BL The French Revolution BL Gender and Literature BL Gothic Literature BL The Haitian Revolution BL Holocaust Literature BL Latino/a Literature BL Popular Culture BL And many more. BL Features: BL Synthesizes the research of more than 200 scholars. BL Provides more than 500 substantive entries. BL Covers literature and politics from around the world. BL Ranges from antiquity to the present. BL Entries cite current scholarship. BL Includes an extensive bibliography. BL Offers an alphabetical list of entries. BL Lists entries grouped in topical categories. BL Entries are fully cross-referenced. BL Includes a detailed index. Benefits: BL Aids students in understanding works central to the curriculum. BL Introduces students to less widely read authors. BL Helps students use literature to study contemporary political and social issues. BL Reveals links between literature and history. BL Helps students understand the contemporary significance of literary works. BL Serves as a model for student analysis and writing. BL Fosters interdisciplinary studies. BL Challenges students to evaluate and assess rhetorical strategies and political views. BL Exposes students to the literary and political traditions of different cultures and eras. BL Encourages students to conduct further research. High school students and teachers will need this work to examine literature in its political contexts and to use literature to explore such pressing social issues as censorship and propaganda. Public libraries will want this work to support student research and to help general readers learn more about enduring political concerns through literary works.