Daniel S. Burt - The Handy Literature Answer Book: An Engaging Guide to Unraveling Symbols, Signs and Meanings in Great Works

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Daniel S. Burt received his Ph.D. in English and American literature from New York University. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in writing and literature at NYU, Wesleyan University, Trinity College, Northeastern, Wentworth Institute, and Cape Cod Community College for more than thirty years. He served for almost a decade as a dean at Wesleyan University. Since 2003, he has been organizing literary and historical tours of Ireland as the co-owner and founder of Unique Irish Tours. A former director of the NYU in London program, Daniel has led study groups to Russia, Spain, Britain, and Ireland. Daniel lives on Cape Cod.

Daniel is the author of Understanding Literature, Next Thinking, 2012; The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time, Facts On File, revised ed. 2010; The Literary 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets of All Time, Facts on File, revised ed. 2009; The Drama 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Plays of All Time. Facts on File, 2008; The Chronology of American Literature, Houghton Mifflin, 2004; The Biography Book: A Readers Guide to Nonfiction, Fictional, and Film Biographies of More Than 500 of the Most Fascinating Individuals of All Time, Oryx, 2001; and What Do I Read Next?: A Readers Guide to Current Genre Fiction, Gale Research, 2000.

Deborah G. Felder is a graduate of Bard College, where she studied drama and literature. She worked as an editor at Scholastic, Inc., and has been a freelance writer and editor for over thirty years. The author of twenty books, including fiction and nonfiction, she has written books and articles for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers. She has also written book reviews for The New York Times Book Review, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly. Deborah is the co-owner and founder of Unique Irish Tours with her husband, Daniel Burt.

Deborahs published works include 100 American Women Who Shaped American History, Bluewood Books, 2005; A Bookshelf of Our Own: Works That Changed Womens Lives, Citadel Press, 2005; Fifty Jewish Women Who Changed the World, Citadel Press, 2004; The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time: A Ranking Past and Present, Citadel Press, revised ed. 2001; A Century of Women: The Most Influential Events in Twentieth-Century Womens History, Birch Lane Press, 1999; and The Kids World Almanac of History, Pharos Books, 1991.

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