american literature

A collection of short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry written by various authors in 2001.

An anthology of writings by Latino authors, spanning a period from the mid-sixteenth century to the late twentieth-century and including history, memoirs, letters, essays, fiction, poetry, and drama.

An anthology of Hispanic American literature, featuring the writings of Mexican American as well as Puerto Rican and Cuban American authors, organized thematically, and including historical chronicles, memoirs, ballads, folklore, poetry, drama, short stories, and novel excerpts.

Traces the course of American poetry since World War II, with an examination of American poetic production as a cultural achievement and links the process of aesthetic developments to developments in the society at large.

Profiles eleven Black American writers from the middle of the 19th century through the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Features biographies of each author, critical extracts on their works, and bibliographies.

Contains profiles of sixteen novels, each including an introduction to the story and its author, a plot summary, descriptions of characters, analysis of themes and style, discussion of historical context, a critical overview, and other related information.

Contains profiles of sixteen novels, each including an introduction to the story and its author, a plot summary, descriptions of characters, analysis of themes and style, discussion of historical context, a critical overview, and other related information.

Contains profiles of fifteen novels, each including an introduction to the story and its author, a plot summary, descriptions of characters, analysis of themes and style, discussion of historical context, a critical overview, and other related information.

A reference guide to African-American literature, containing information on the lives and careers of over 400 writers, and including entries that discuss major works, literary characters, character types, cultural icons, literary genres, and other related topics.

A collection of autobiographical writings, short stories, poetry, essays, and photos by and about Asian American women.