american literature

Provides a collection of writings by Black writers discussing family and includes selections by Alexis De Veaux, Alice Walker, and Jamaica Kincaid.

Collects three works by Annie Dillard, including "An American Childhood," an autobiography of her youth in Pittsburg during the 1950s; "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek," in which she philosophizes on the positive and negative sides of nature while observing life near Virginia's Tinker Creek; and "The Writing Life," in which Dillard analyzes what the actual process of writing feels like.

Examines the life and work of nineteenth-century American author Mark Twain, featuring a biographical profile, critical analysis of the themes, symbols, and ideas in his writing, a selection of critical essays, a chronology, and references.

A collection of essays by Robert Scholes which explore the craft of reading and argue that once someone masters the art of reading they are responsible for the readings they produce and the texts they choose to read.

Contains thirteen short stories by American women writing in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

An anthology of writings by African-Americans from throughout history, including fiction, poetry, autobiography, and literary criticism.

Anthology of 76 works of literature about sports written over the last fifty years.

A selection of criticism, arranged in chronological order of publication, devoted to the writings of Vladimir Nabokov.

Presents an illustrated tour of the various Americas portrayed by writers.