The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature

The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature
Author: Steven R. Serafin
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 1340
Release: 2005-09-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780826417770

More than ten years in the making, this comprehensive single-volume literary survey is for the student, scholar, and general reader. The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature represents a collaborative effort, involving 300 contributors from across the US and Canada. Composed of more than 1,100 signed biographical-critical entries, this Encyclopedia serves as both guide and companion to the study and appreciation of American literature. A special feature is the topical article, of which there are 70.

Cyclopaedia of American Literature

Cyclopaedia of American Literature
Author: Evert Augustus Duyckinck
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 798
Release: 2024-01-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3375177232

Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.

Ethnic American Literature

Ethnic American Literature
Author: Emmanuel S. Nelson
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-02-17
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1610698800

Unlike any other book of its kind, this volume celebrates published works from a broad range of American ethnic groups not often featured in the typical canon of literature. This culturally rich encyclopedia contains 160 alphabetically arranged entries on African American, Asian American, Latino/a, and Native American literary traditions, among others. The book introduces the uniquely American mosaic of multicultural literature by chronicling the achievements of American writers of non-European descent and highlighting the ethnic diversity of works from the colonial era to the present. The work features engaging topics like the civil rights movement, bilingualism, assimilation, and border narratives. Entries provide historical overviews of literary periods along with profiles of major authors and great works, including Toni Morrison, Maxine Hong Kingston, Maya Angelou, Sherman Alexie, A Raisin in the Sun, American Born Chinese, and The House on Mango Street. The book also provides concise overviews of genres not often featured in textbooks, like the Chinese American novel, African American young adult literature, Mexican American autobiography, and Cuban American poetry.

Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature

Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature
Author: Anne Marie Hacht
Publisher: Gale Contextual Encyclopedia o
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9781414448701

This new four-volume set covers world authors from many periods and genres, building a broad understanding of the various contexts--from the biographical to the literary to the historical--in which literature can be viewed. The Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature will allow a reader to analyze an author's work as a reflection of the heritage, traditions and experiences of the author's personal life and the beliefs, events, and lifestyles of the world at the time. The nearly 500 entries will also identify the significant literary devices and global themes that define a writer's style and place the author in a larger literary tradition as chronicled and evaluated by critics over time. Critical thinking and activity prompts, in addition to images, will further enhance the reader's own personal response to global literature.