american literature

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide career biographies of thirty-four African-American writers active between the Harlem Renaissance and 1940; each with a list of principal works and a bibliography.

A guide to reading and understanding the writings of Eudora Welty which provides close readings of her works, critical reviews, and contemporary criticisms.

Presents a collection of noted American author James Dickey's poems, prose, and essays including May Day Sermon, exerpts from Deliverance, and his early poems.

Thirty-seven writers discuss the season of summer. Includes more than seventy photographs and paintings.

A collection of critical essays on Warren's novel "All the King's Men" arranged in chronological order of publication.

A collection of nine critical essays on the modern social science fiction novel, arranged in chronological order of their original publication.

Contains over 250 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on Hispanic American literature, covering notable authors and their works, as well as key concepts and movements. Includes bibliographies.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide career profiles of over 150 Latino Americans from throughout history who have excelled as writers and journalists, and includes photographs and further reading resources.

The anthology introduces the important authors and works of American literature from Native American oral literature to 1865.