american literature

Anthology of fifty-six African-American Southern writers whose works address the living contradictions of the South.

A collection of critical essays on Malamud and his works. Also includes a chronology of events in his life.

Examines the connections between colonial ideology and contemporary American writing and films concerning the Vietnam experience.

Presents an introduction to Kate Chopin's 1899 novel "The Awakening, " the story of a Victorian-era wife and mother who becomes enamored with a young man she meets while on vacation, and includes four critical essays, and guides to further reading.

Contains selections written by over 150 women authors from English-speaking countries. Ranges from the fourteenthcentury to the present.

Contains 3,100 alphabetically arranged entries covering all aspects of literature in English.