Facts on File library of American literature

Presents a comprehensive anthology of the life and works of twentieth-century American playwright, Tennessee Williams, and contains critical commentaries on his plays, analysis of his characters, biographical information, and more.

Presents over nine hundred character studies, arranged alphabetically by author, then by work, from American literature, with an analysis and discussion of the character's role, and includes several study questions for each entry, lists for further reading, and an appendix of specialized indexes.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical and critical information about American authors from Colonial times through the early twenty-first century, with more than seventy essays on a variety of literature-related topics.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that describe major characters from significant American novels published between 1789 and 2000, and includes author and title indexes.

Examines the life and works of T.S. Eliot and provides critical analyses of his writing.

A comprehensive guide to American dramatic literature, profiling both classics and groundbreaking works, popular and lesser-known playwrights, major plays, important theater companies, and influential directors.

Contains over 2,200 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the life and career of twentieth-century author F. Scott Fitzgerald, featuring synopses of his writings, descriptions of his characters, information about his friends, family, and associates, and other details of his life, work, and the times in which he lived.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the life and work of author Ernest Hemingway, including plot summaries for each of his novels, short stories, plays, and non-fiction writings; and biographical data on Hemingway, his family, friends, and circle of writers.