The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Literature
- ISBN-10
- 0028633784
- ISBN-13
- 9780028633787
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 468
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Laurie E. Rozakis
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
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- 1999-08-01
- 632 pages
- Paperback
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
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