REAL - Yearbook of Research in English and American Literature

The histores of literatures written in english are interwoven with the history of civil liberties and civil rights. Essays in the volume treat a wide range of authors, from Shakespeare and Milton to Franklin, Emerson, and Lincoln to Saro- Wiwa. they also treat popular musical lyrics and lesser known authors, such as George Bourne, Bartley Campbell, Albion W. Tourgée, and Maria Ruiz de Burton. contributors examine literary works in conjunction with questions of minority rights and the rights of minors; environmental rights and tribal rights; capital punishment and charges of treason; freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion.