canon (literature)

Explores various works, authors, movements, and themes from American literature from 1945-1970, with contextual information, research suggestions, sources for further study, and more, covering topics such as the beat movement, science fiction, and popular music as literature.

Presents studying and writing strategies and angles for studying American literature from 1914-1945, covering topics such as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, the Harlem Renaissance, and John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath.".

Pulitzer Prize-winning literary critic Michael Dirda discusses the appeal of classic works in a variety of genres by approximately ninety authors, including ones often left out of the canon.

Literary essays that will make readers view the old classics in a dazzling new light.

Features critical summaries and descriptions of the greatest works of literature by women authors.