American Writers, Supplement III: 2 Volume set: A collection of critical Literary and biographical articles that cover hundreds of notable authors from the 17th century to the present day. - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684191962 ISBN 13: 9780684191966

Publisher: Charles Scribner & Sons, 1991

Synopsis

This collection of critical and biographical articles covers hundreds of notable authors from the 17th century to the present day. Signed essays, 12-15 pages in length by noted scholars, provide thought-provoking insights into the lives, careers and works of American writers. Each Supplement covers approximately 20 additional authors.

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Reviews

This supplement, the latest addition to the well-known "American Writers" series, includes 29 authors. All except Frederick Douglass, the 19th-century orator and writer, are 20th-century poets, novelists, dramatists, and essayists. Baechler and Litz have selected 14 poets, including Djuna Barnes, Jean Toomer, and Alice Walker, whose writing encompasses other genres. The biographical essays, written by scholars and critics, present the authors' lives and works comprehensively, incorporating analysis, interpretation, criticism, and biographical detail. Bibliographies of works, critical studies, and manuscripts follow each essay. This supplement includes a cumulative index. Highly recommended for libraries supporting American literature studies.
- Cheryl L. Conway, Univ. of Arkansas Lib., Fayetteville
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

The American writers series consists of four base volumes and Supplements I, II, and III, covering a total of 184 novelists, poets, short-story writers, playwrights, critics, and philosophers. This collection of critical studies encompasses all major authors from the seventeenth century to the present. Supplement III adds coverage of 29 writers. These original, critical introductions are written in an appealing style by noted scholars, include numerous quotations from the writers' works, and conclude with bibliographies for further study. Supplement III also adds to the set a cumulative index covering the four original volumes and all three supplements. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Edition details

• Publisher: Charles Scribner & Sons
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684191962
• ISBN 13: 9780684191966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 800
• Editor: Litz Walton