2004
Choice Outstanding Academic Title
2004 Pennsylvania School Librarians Association “Best Reference Title”
2004
Library Journal Best Reference
Edited by Jay Parini
350 entries
This award-winning
Encyclopedia surveys the vibrant terrain of American literature in 350 essays from leading scholars, encompassing the range and depth of American literary history from the 1600s to the present day. The
Encyclopedia includes essays on poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists, as well as major works and essays on literary movements, periods, and themes. No mere catalog of dates, events, and synopses, the
Encyclopedia's articles offer historical perspective and social context along with a range of possibilities with regard to critical approach.
Jay Parini is Axinn Professor of English at Middlebury College. He is the author of several poems and books including
Robert Frost: A Life and
House of Days: Poems.
e-reference edition ISBN: 0195307720
Print edition ISBN: 0195156536
Print edition publication date: 2004
Publishing history: First published 2004
Copyright: © 2004, 2005 Oxford University Press, Inc.
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