american literature

A collection of stories, essays, poetry, and songs about baseball.

A report on the results of a test of 17-year-olds' knowledge of history and literature in the United States.

An anthology of all of Herman Melville's short stories and selected poems, literary criticism, letters, lectures, and prose.

Presents a selection of critical analyses of Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," 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.

A collection of essays confronting the censorship issue, including six authors' views and defenses of individual books.

Provides critical, bibliographical, and biographical information on fourteen contemporary African-American poets and dramatists.

A collection of poems, stories, songs, and more, that celebrate the Christmas season.

A collection of poems and essays in which young Native Americans speak of their identity, and their families.

Briefly surveys the life of the modern American poet and analyzes in depth some of his major works.