Dictionary of Midwestern literature. volume one, the authors / Philip A. Greasley, general editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greasley, Philip A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--Middle West--Dictionaries.

American literature.

American literature--Middle West--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.

Authors, American--Homes and haunts--Middle West--Dictionaries.

Authors, American.

Middle West--Intellectual life--Dictionaries.

Middle West.

Middle West--In literature--Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (679 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indianapolis, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume One, surveys the lives and writings of nearly 400 Midwestern authors and identifies some of the most important criticism of their writings. The Dictionary is based on the belief that the literature of any region simultaneously captures the experience and influences the worldview of its people, reflecting as well as shaping the evolving sense of individual and collective identity, meaning, and values. Volume One presents individual lives and literary orien

Contents:

Contents; The Editorial Board; Acknowledgments; Dictionary of Midwestern Literature; Introduction; The Origins and Development of the Literature of the Midwest; Author Entries A-Z; A; B; C; D; E-F; G; H; I-L; M-N; O-R; S; T-Z; Appendix: Recipients of the MidAmerica Award; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-253-10841-1

OCLC:

807992961