Facts on File library of American literature

Presents information on American writer Edgar Allan Poe, featuring alphabetically arranged lists that provide a synopsis, publication history, character profiles, and commentary on each of his published poems and works of fiction, synopses of his essays and reviews, and profiles of important people in his life.

Presents a biography of twentieth-century American writer Ernest Hemingway, contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide synopses and critical assessments of his novels, stories, poems, journalism, and nonfiction works, and discusses related people, places, and topics.

Offers a comprehensive overview of the life and work of Herman Melville, with critical analysis of his writings, an overview of his personal life, and discussion of the culture, times, and places in which Melville wrote and lived.

Examines the life and works of Walt Whitman, and contains entries on all his published poems, works of fiction, and major essays; biographical information on family and friends who influenced his life, and much more.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about authors, publications, and topics in the history of American literature, covering a period that ranges from 1607 to 2001, and includes bibliographies and indexes.

Examines the life and works of twentieth-century American author Zora Neale Hurston; including a concise biography, critical analyses of her works, and information on her friends, family, and related places and topics.

Examines the life and works of American novelist Kurt Vonnegut; and contains a concise biography of the author, critical analyses of his major and minor works, and profiles of his friends, family, and contemporaries.

Offers a comprehensive overview of the life and work of F. Scott Fitzgerald, with critical analysis of his writings, an overview of his personal life, and discussion of the people associated with him, culture, and places in which he wrote and lived, and includes entries on Zelda Fitzgerald's publications.

Presents a biography of Nobel Prize-winning American writer Toni Morrison, features synopses and critical assessments of her novels, children's books, nonfiction books, essays, interviews, speeches, and cinematic, theatrical, musical, poetic, and dance productions, and discusses related people, places, and topics.

Contains over 900 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the American novel, providing author biographies and bibliographies; novel synopses and analyses; discussion of historical events and emerging trends; and lists of award winners.