When it first appeared in 1899, Kate Chopin's "The Awakening was greeted with cries of outrage. The novel's frank portrayal of a woman's emotional, intellectual, and sexual awakening shocked the sensibilities of the time and destroyed the author's reputation and career. Many years passed before this[...]
A staple of American popular culture during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the freak show seemed to vanish after the Second World War. But as Rachel Adams reveals in Sideshow U.S.A., images of the freak show, with its combination of the grotesque, the horrific, and the amusing, stubbo[...]
Features informative and varied readings that introduce vocabulary and grammar in context. This title includes interactive, topic-related exercises that practice the skills necessary to enhance comprehension and provide the foundation for academic success.[...]
Features informative and varied readings that introduce vocabulary and grammar in context. This title includes interactive, topic-related exercises that practice the skills necessary to enhance comprehension and provide the foundation for academic success.[...]