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"Ramie Targoff carries us from the sumptuous coronation of Queen Elizabeth in the mid-sixteenth century into the private lives of four women writers working at a time when women were legally the property of men. Some readers may have heard of Mary Sidney, accomplished poet and sister of the famous Sir Philip Sidney, but few will have heard of Aemilia Lanyer, the first woman in the seventeenth century to publish a book of original poetry, which offered...

"Poetry can be a true snapshot of a time period. From the flowery language of the 19th century Romantics to the sometimes-spare writings of modern poets, the text of a poem can tell readers a lot about history-as well as the life of the poet! In this interesting volume, readers are introduced to poems as primary sources that can teach about history and the lives of those who wrote them. Both historical and modern examples are included with accompanying...

"In America, censorship surges in periods of demographic and political change. Its primary purpose is to silence challenges to an established elite or norm. Today, censorship is part of a larger assault on such American institutions as schools, public libraries, and universities, the better to establish more control over the people--while also pilfering their wallets. In this concise look at censorship, author James LaRue explores the topic through...

"Look at the daily news and you'll see stories about plague, famine, unexplained deaths, artificial intelligence, looming nuclear war, inflation, transhumanism, wokeness, cancel culture, gender identity crises, and mass shootings. Is this the end of the world? Or are these just precursors to the end of the world? Biblical prophecy expert Paul Begley and former investigative journalist Troy Anderson team up to compare today's headlines with the events...