About the Author:
George Perkins is editor of The American Tradition in Literature (Seventh Edition, 1990), the leading American literature survey text. George and Barbara Perkins are co-authors or co-editors of Contemporary American Literature (1988), The Reader's Encyclopedia of American literature (1991), and Women's Work: American Literature by Women (1994), and founders and editors of The Journal of Narrative Technique.
Review:
"The section covering post-World War II America is particularly useful to instructors of Western American literature....[T]he anthology's strength is in its diversity, a geographical and cultural zigzag....For Barbara and George Perkins, the magical transformation into "American" exists,
though not at the expense of cultural expression. Their anthology is one such colorful expression."--Western American Literature
"After looking for an anthology for a first-time offered Multicultural American Literature class, I found Kaleidoscope to be the perfect solution...the selection is excellent."--Ted Pelton, Lakeland College
"Good variety, well presented, interesting arrangement."--Eileen Oliver, Washington State University
"I like the comprehensiveness of the offerings--16th century to the present."--Catharine Seigel, Rhode Island School of Design
"The primary virtue of this anthology is that it brings together a wide range of provocative pieces not usually found in anthologies."--Allen E. Hibbard, Damascus University
"Brilliant idea--could be used as additional reading for any survey course in American literature. The selections are fascinating, student-friendly, and relevant. Bravo!"--Alex Vardamis, University of Vermont
"An extremely valuable anthology of the multicultural range of American lives. The best work of its kind to date."--Ashton Nichols, Dickinson College
"How refreshing to find a multicultural reader with quality selections."--George Klawitter, Viterbo College
"There is a lot of good material intelligently and coherently organized in this anthology; indeed it's a very attractive production altogether."--E.N. Feltskog, University of Wisconsin, Madison
"Admirably wide-ranging."--Juan Leon, University of Michigan
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