american literature

A study of the life and works of twentieth-century American author Charles Bukowski, assessing the literary significance of his published writing; discussing his themes, styles, and influences; and including a genre-by-genre examination of his novels, short prose, and poetry.

Discussion of playwright and novelist Alice Childress, author of the first play written by an African-American woman to be professionally produced on a New York stage, discussing her themes of feminism and racial identity.

A collection of poems and short stories by nineteenth-century American author Edgar Allan Poe, with commentary by George Bernard Shaw and William Carlos Williams.

Analzyes Indian captivity narratives written between 1550 and 1900, discussing the mythology of such narratives, their historical value, and images of Native Americans and of women in the literature; and examining Mary Rowlandson's "True History, " of 1682.

Examines the cultural ramifications of neoconservatism by analyzing the main features of these commentators' thoughts and writings.

Examines the life and works of the author, born in Trinidad and raised in Harlem, of such young adult fiction as "Ruby" and "The Friends.".

A collection of critical essays on Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" arranged in chronological order of publication.