american literature

Contains major authors from the period of William Shakespeare.

Contains criticism of modern authors from the United States, including brief biographies and reviews of individual works. Also includes entries for select Canadian authors.

Presents a selection of writings by authors associated with the Beat Generation, and includes photographs, critiques of their work, and comments from Joyce Johnson, girlfriend of Jack Kerouac, and musician David Amram.

Presents alphabetized profiles of nearly 170 African-American women writers, discussing their lives, major works, and critical receptions and providing primary and secondary bibliographies.

A survey of the literature of the United States, from prehistoric cave narratives to the radical movements of the sixties and the experimentation of the eighties.

A collection of ten critical essays on O'Neill's play, arranged in chronological order of their original publication.

A collection of short fiction and nonfiction writings from mainstream and alternative American writers compiled by the students at 826 National, a non-profit group founded by author Dave Eggers and based in San Francisco.

A collection of short fiction and nonfiction writings from mainstream and alternative American writers compiled by the students at 826 National, a non-profit group founded by author Dave Eggers and based in San Francisco.

Presents a selection of critical analyses of William Golding's "Lord of the Flies," and includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, a list of characters, an extensive bibliography, and an index of themes and ideas.