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The Oxford encyclopedia of American literature / Jay Parini, editor in chief.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--Encyclopedias.
- American literature.
- Authors, American--Encyclopedias.
- Authors, American.
- Authors, American--Bio-Bibliography.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Biographies.
- Bibliographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Encyclopedia of American literature
- American literature
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- This four-volume set covers American literature, from the European discovery of America to the present, with entries in alphabetical order. It includes 350 substantive critical and interpretive essays on the most-studied American authors literary masterworks, and genres or movements.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Academic novels-The essay in America
- v. 2. William Faulkner -Mina Loy
- v. 3. Norman Mailer-Sentimental literature
- v. 4. Anne Sexton-Writing as a woman in the twentieth century.
- Notes:
- Oxford Reference Library
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780195307726
- 0195307720
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