american literature

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american literature

Hispanic, female and young

an anthology
1995
Presents the voices of Latina teens from New York City's El Barrio district.

Growing up Native American

an anthology
1993
Twenty-two Native American writers, from the nineteenth century to the 1990s, write in fiction and essay about childhood--Cover.

The complete Edgar Allan Poe

1981
Contains sixty-seven tales, thirty-one poems, and one complete novel--The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.

American transcendentalism

an anthology of criticism
1973

Nature's kindred spirits

Aldo Leopold, Joseph Wood Krutch, Edward Abbey, Annie Dillard, and Gary Snyder
1994
Examines the ideas and values shared by Aldo Leopold, Joseph Wood Krutch, Edward Abbey, Annie Dillard, and Gary Snyder because of their experiences with nature, and argues that their writings have elevated the importance of nature in American culture.

The Oxford companion to twentieth-century literature in English

1996
Survey of twentieth century English-language writers and writing from around the world, celebrating all major genres, with entries on literary movements, periodicals, more than 400 individual works, and articles on approximately 2,400 authors.

Writings, 1932-1946

1998
A collection of writings by Gertrude Stein written between 1932 and her death in 1946.

Writings, 1903-1932

1998
A collection of writings by Gertrude Stein from her first fictional works in 1903 to her early Paris writings in 1932.

Presenting S.E. Hinton

1987
Discusses the life and works of well-known author S.E. Hinton.

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