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American Literature

House of the Seven Gables, 1668, made famous in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel of the same name, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

 

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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

  • Oxford Reference Online Database -- Literature
    Access to a collection of online dictionaries and encyclopedias related to literature.
  • Oxford English Dictionary
    The history and meaning of English words.
  • Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature
    Call Number: Ref PS 21 .B46 1991
  • Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
    Call Number: Ref PS 21 .E537 2003 v.1-4
  • Encyclopedia of the Novel
    Call Number: Ref PN 41 .E487 1998
 

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Literary Histories

Literary History of the United States --
Ref PS 88 .L522 1974

Cambridge Histories -- Includes volumes on 14 subject areas, including British History and English Literature. Here are some of the highlighted titles:

Cambridge History of American Literature
This eight-volume set includes essays on poetry, prose, and literary criticism from 1590 through the late twentieth-century. (8 volumes)

Cambridge History of the American Novel
According to the publisher, "this ambitious literary history traces the American novel from its emergence in the late eighteenth century to its diverse incarnations in the multi-ethnic, multi-media culture of the present day." Classics, as well as the science fiction and mystery novel genres are discussed. (1 volume)

Cambridge History of African American Literature
This volume "presents a comprehensive overview of the literary traditions, oral and print, of African-descended peoples in the United States." Four hundred years of writing are discussed. (1 volume)

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