American Literature: The Essential Glossary

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Year: 2003
Pages: 304
Binding Paperback
ISBN 340807040

Product Code: 075678350X

Description

Stephen Matterson (au). Offers an exciting intro. to the diversity & richness of Amer. lit. (AL) & a route-map to further study. Designed specifically with undergrad’s. in mind, it contains over 400 concise, alphabetically arranged & accessible explanations of the events, figures, key works & literary terms & movements in AL from Colonial times to the present. Gives an interdisciplinary overview of AL, culture & society & offers directions for further reading. Covering literary terms, traditions & movements, as well as Amer. history, culture & politics, the entries are fully cross-referenced & assume no prior knowledge. The Index of Writers & Works makes it doubly useful as a reference work, allowing the reader quickly to find information on works & writers not listed as individual entries.

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