american literature

Presents selections of American literature, featuring stories and poems written between 1914 and 1945 including works by Willa Cather, Robert Frost, Katherine Anne Porter, Langston Hughes, and others.

Presents selections of American literature drawn from throughout history, beginning in 1820 and continuing through 1865, and includes a time line, and bibliographies.

Presents selections of American literature, featuring stories and poems written between 1865 and 1914, including works by Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Jack London, and others, as well as a selection of Native American chants and songs.

Provides background on the life of Ernest Hemingway and the influences that shaped his life, features articles that explore gender roles as portrayed in his novel "The Sun Also Rises, " and examines issues of gender roles in the twenty-first century.

Profiles fourteen short stories, poems, plays, films, and songs inspired by the Civil War and its era, providing historical background, author and composer biographies, and discussion of styles and themes.

A collection of headlines, short fiction, essays, journalism, and other writings, selected by editor Dave Eggers as the best American nonrequired reading published in 2005.

Collection of poetry, prose, and excerpts from writers who were part of the "Beat Generation.".

A critical examination of major American authors ranging from the colonial period to the turn of the eighteenth century.

Presents works from the Harlem Renaissance showcasing a variety of genres including poetry, short stories, and drama.