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American Literature
Ethnic American Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students by
This volume celebrates published works from a broad range of American ethnic groups not often featured in the typical canon of literature.
Call Number: REF PS153.M56 E825 2015Publication Date: 2015
Encyclopedia of African American Writing by
The Encyclopedia of African-American Writing covers the role and influence of African American cultural leaders, from all walks of life, from the 18th century to the present.
Call Number: REF PS153.N5 A3444 2009Publication Date: 2009
The Cambridge Companion to Asian American Literature by
The Cambridge Companion to Asian American Literature offers an engaging survey of Asian American literature from the nineteenth century to the present day. This Companion explores the variety of historical periods, literary genres and cultural movements affecting the development of Asian American literature. Covering subjects from immigrant narratives and internment literature to contemporary race studies and the problem of translation, this Companion provides insight into the myriad traditions that have shaped the Asian American literary landscape.
Call Number: REF PS153 .A84 C35 2015Publication Date: 2015
The Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature by
This Companion chronicles and celebrates the trajectory of American Indian literature written in English since the late eighteenth century by defining relevant institutional, historical, cultural, and gender contexts, by outlining the variety of genres written since the 1770s, and also by focusing on significant authors who established a place for Native literature in literary canons in the 1970s, achieved international recognition in the 1980s, and performance-celebrity status in the 1990s.
Call Number: 810.9897 C 2Publication Date: 2005
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