The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature
The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature

Author: Steven R. Serafin

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2005-09-01

Total Pages: 1340

ISBN-13: 9780826417770

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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.

Encyclopedia of the Environment in American Literature
Encyclopedia of the Environment in American Literature

Author: Geoff Hamilton

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1476600538

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This encyclopedia introduces readers to American poetry, fiction and nonfiction with a focus on the environment (broadly defined as humanity's natural surroundings), from the discovery of America through the present. The work includes biographical and literary entries on material from early explorers and colonists such as Columbus, Bartolome de Las Casas and Thomas Harriot; Native American creation myths; canonical 18th- and 19th-century works of Jefferson, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Hawthorne, Twain, Dickinson and others; to more recent figures such as Jack London, Ernest Hemingway, Norman Mailer, Stanley Cavell, Rachel Carson, Jon Krakauer and Al Gore. It is meant to provide a synoptic appreciation of how the very concept of the environment has changed over the past five centuries, offering both a general introduction to the topic and a valuable resource for high school and university courses focused on environmental issues.

The Reader's Encyclopedia of the American West
The Reader's Encyclopedia of the American West

Author: Howard Roberts Lamar

Publisher:

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 1328

ISBN-13:

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The American West is an evocative term that conjures up images of cowboys and Indians, covered wagons, sheriffs and outlaws, and endless prairies as well as contemporary images ranging from national parks to the oil, aerospace, and film industries. In addition, the West encompasses not only the past and present of the area west of the Mississippi but also the frontier as it moved across each of the fifty American states, offering the promise of freedom and a better life to pioneers and settlers in every era. This authoritative, comprehensive encyclopedia is a rich source of information about these many characteristics of the American West, real and imaginary, old and new, stretching from coast to coast and throughout the country's history and culture.

Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature
Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature

Author: Verity Smith

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 1997-03-26

Total Pages: 962

ISBN-13: 9780203304365

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A comprehensive, encyclopedic guide to the authors, works, and topics crucial to the literature of Central and South America and the Caribbean, the Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature includes over 400 entries written by experts in the field of Latin American studies. Most entries are of 1500 words but the encyclopedia also includes survey articles of up to 10,000 words on the literature of individual countries, of the colonial period, and of ethnic minorities, including the Hispanic communities in the United States. Besides presenting and illuminating the traditional canon, the encyclopedia also stresses the contribution made by women authors and by contemporary writers. Outstanding Reference Source Outstanding Reference Book

The Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature
The Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature

Author: Max John Herzberg

Publisher: New York, Crowell

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 1316

ISBN-13:

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"Incorporates authors' name, biographies, and titles of their works in one alphabetical listing. Plot summaries also included. Covers U.S. and Canadian literature."--