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The Continuum encyclopedia of American literature Steven R. Serafin, general editor ; Alfred Bendixen, associate editor.

Contributor(s): Publication details: New York [N.Y.] : Continuum, 2003 2012.)Description: 1 online resource (1137 entries) : 1 image, digital filesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
Other title:
  • Encyclopedia of American literature
Uniform titles:
  • Encyclopedia of American literature.
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 810.3 22
LOC classification:
  • PS21 .E54 2003
Online resources:
Contents:
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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 United States and Canada. Composed of signed biographical-critical entries, this Encyclopedia serves as both guide and companion to the study and appreciation of American literature.
Abstract: From John Smith to Jack Kerouac, Cotton Mather to Toni Morrison, Edgar Allan Poe to Stephen King, Francis Parkman to Alex Haley, the story of American literature is really many stories — of ancient indigenous peoples, early settlers, men and women enslaved and liberated, war and peace, and immigrants seeking better lives. America's multifaceted literary heritage reflects its deepest spiritual and material consciousness: rooted and rootless, rural and urban, timeless and ever-changing. Through a living literature, one comes to learn one's orientations, aspirations, and worldviews: where we have come from and where we may be going.
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Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Ebook Ebook NMC Library Credo Reference Online PS21 .E54 2003 EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available online - NMC Login required 519170

Originally published in 1999 as: Encyclopedia of American literature.

Includes bibliographical references.

A-Z.

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 United States and Canada. Composed of signed biographical-critical entries, this Encyclopedia serves as both guide and companion to the study and appreciation of American literature.

From John Smith to Jack Kerouac, Cotton Mather to Toni Morrison, Edgar Allan Poe to Stephen King, Francis Parkman to Alex Haley, the story of American literature is really many stories — of ancient indigenous peoples, early settlers, men and women enslaved and liberated, war and peace, and immigrants seeking better lives. America's multifaceted literary heritage reflects its deepest spiritual and material consciousness: rooted and rootless, rural and urban, timeless and ever-changing. Through a living literature, one comes to learn one's orientations, aspirations, and worldviews: where we have come from and where we may be going.

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