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Author: Joseph GostwickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Hand-book of American literature, historical, biographical, and critical [by J. Gostwick. The title-leaf is a cancel].
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Author: Joseph GostwickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A History of American Literature
Author: Richard GrayPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444345680
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 933
Book Description
Updated throughout and with much new material, A History of American Literature, Second Edition, is the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey available of the myriad forms of American Literature from pre-Columbian times to the present. The most comprehensive and up-to-date history of American literature available today Covers fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, as well as other forms of literature including folktale, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller, and science fiction Explores the plural character of American literature, including the contributions made by African American, Native American, Hispanic and Asian American writers Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past?thirty years Situates American literature in the contexts of American history, politics and society Offers an invaluable introduction to American literature for students at all levels, academic and general readers
The Oxford Handbook of Early American Literature
Author: Kevin J. HayesPublisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 019518727X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 653
Book Description
Organized primarily in terms of genre, this handbook includes original research on key concepts, as well as analysis of interesting texts from throughout colonial America. Separate chapters are devoted to literary genres of great importance at the time of their composition that have been neglected in recent decades.
Native North American Literature
Author: Janet WitalecPublisher: New York ; Toronto : Gale Research
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Now students can turn to a single, comprehensive source for biography and criticism of Native North American authors from both the written and oral traditions. Overview essays are followed by author entries that include biographical data, critical material excerpted from books, magazines and literary reviews, a list of further sources and interviews, when available. Other features include photographs, a map showing tribal areas and major cultural groups and indexes to titles, authors' genres and major tribal affiliations.
The Cambridge Handbook of American Literature
Author: Jack SalzmanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521307031
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The Cambridge Handbook of American Literature offers a compact and accessible guide to the major landmarks of American literature.
Putnam's Monthly Magazine of American Literature, Science, and Art
Author: Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Young Men's Association of the City of Chicago
Author: Young Men's Association of the City of Chicago. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Five Thousand Books
Author: The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Literature
Author: Laurie E. RozakisPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028633787
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Looks at American authors from Washington Irving to John Updike and provides brief biographical sketches, excerpts and summaries of major works, and explanations of major literary movements
Author: Nicolas Trübner