Reference Guide to American Literature
- ISBN-10
- 1558624171
- ISBN-13
- 9781558624177
- Category
- Literary Criticism / General
- Pages
- 1257
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- St. James Press
- Author
- Thomas Riggs
Description
Among the 555 entries contained in this 4th edition of the Reference Guide to American Literature, nearly 160 are new. Each entry in the first section, Writers, provides milestones in the author's life and career, primary bibliographies categorized by genre, secondary bibliographies and critical essays. The second section, Works, presents 131 essays on notable works of American literature.
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