Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook 1981
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780810311473
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780810311473
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John W. Rathbun
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Published: 1988
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Published: 1987
Total Pages: 496
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ross, Jean W
Publisher: Detroit : Gale Research Company
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 440
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Hipp
Publisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780810355606
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis annual compendium includes original material covering a given years literary highlights, including obituaries and tributes. The Yearbook provides signed essays summarizing the year in poetry, fiction, biography, drama and childrens books we well as scholarly articles, interviews, biographies and critical studies covering events, organizations, works, writers and the business of literature. Volumes include lists of award and honors winners; a necrology; a cumulative index and more.
Author: Matthew J. Bruccoli
Publisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 632
ISBN-13: 9780787660390
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis annual compendium includes original material covering a given years literary highlights, including obituaries and tributes. The Yearbook provides signed essays summarizing the year in poetry, fiction, biography, drama and childrens books we well as scholarly articles, interviews, biographies and critical studies covering events, organizations, works, writers and the business of literature. Volumes include lists of award and honors winners; a necrology; a cumulative index and more.
Author: Staff of The New York Public Library
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2001-11-06
Total Pages: 2188
ISBN-13: 1439137218
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPick up The New York Public Library Literature Companion to check the dates of Marcel Proust's Remembrance of Things Past or to find out how James Joyce's Ulysses changed U.S. obscenity laws, and you may find yourself hours later absorbed in the imaginary worlds of Camelot and The Matrix or sidetracked by the fascinating history of The New Yorker. Designed to satisfy the curious browser as well as the serious researcher, this exciting new resource offers the most up-to-date information on literature available in English from around the world, from the invention of writing to the age of the computer. Interwoven throughout the more than 2,500 succinct and insightful entries on Creators, Works of Literature, and Literary Facts and Resources are the fascinating facts and quirky biographical details that make literature come alive. Readers will discover, for instance, that Walt Whitman was fired from his government job after his personal copy of Leaves of Grass was discovered in his desk by the Secretary of the Interior, who was scandalized by it; that James Baldwin remembered listening to blues singer Bessie Smith ("playing her till I fell asleep") when he was writing his first book; and that a publisher turned down the serialization rights to Gone with the Wind, saying, "Who needs the Civil War now -- who cares?" Looking for information about book burning or how many Nobel laureates have come from Japan? You'll find it here. Trying to remember the name of that movie based on a favorite book? Read the "Variations" section -- you'll be amazed at the pervasive presence of great literature in today's entertainment. From Aristophanes to Allende, from Bergson to Bloom, the biographical entries will inform readers about the men and women who have shaped -- and are shaping -- the literary world. Look into "Works of Literature" to discover the significance of Beowulf, The Fountainhead, Doctor Zhivago, and nearly 1,000 other titles. Check the "Dictionary of Literature" to find out what the critics and theorists are talking about. And if you wish to delve even deeper, "Websites for Literature" and "Literary Factbooks and Handbooks" are just two of the bibliographies that will point readers in the right direction. Unique in scope and design and easy to use, The New York Public Library Literature Companion will be at home on every reader's shelf. Whether you are immersed in Stephen King or King Lear, this book has the insights, facts, and fascinating stories that will enrich your reading forever. With four major research centers and 85 branch libraries, The New York Public Library is internationally recognized as one of the greatest institutions of its kind. Founded in 1895, the library now holds more than 50 million items, including several world-renowned collections of literary manuscripts and rare books. Among the books published from the library in recent years are The New York Public Library Desk Reference (1998); The Hand of the Poet (1997); Letters of Transit: Reflections on Exile, Identity, Language, and Loss (1999); A Secret Location on the Lower East Side: Adventures in Writing, 1960-1980 (1998); and Utopia: The Search for the Ideal Society in the Western World (2000).
Author: J. M. Brook
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKUpdates entries already published and supplements the Dictionary of Literary Biography series with entries on newly prominent writers.
Author: Jerry W. Ward
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2008-06-30
Total Pages: 472
ISBN-13: 0313355193
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRichard Wright is one of the most important African American writers. He is also one of the most prolific. Best known as the author of Native Son, he wrote 7 novels; 2 collections of short fiction; an autobiography; more than 250 newspaper articles, book reviews, and occasional essays; some 4,000 verses; a photo-documentary; and 3 travel books. By attacking the taboos and hypocrisy that other writers had failed to address, he revolutionized American literature and created a disturbing and realistic portrait of the African American experience. This encyclopedia is a guide to his vast and influential body of works.
Author: Vincent Piket
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1991-06-10
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1349213667
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