American Literature - A - Oxford Bibliographies
Baldwin, James
D. Quentin Miller
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
James Baldwin Introduction James Baldwin (b. 1924–d. 1987) was arguably the most important African American author of his time, particularly d...
Beats
Charles Molesworth
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Beats Introduction The “Beats” formed a literary movement with a strong social and cultural vision, but, equally important, they embodied a un...
Bishop, Elizabeth
Brett C. Millier
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Elizabeth Bishop Introduction By the end of the 20th century, to the surprise of the Anglo-American critical establishment, Elizabeth Bishop (...
Bradford, William
David T. Read
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
William Bradford Introduction Students of William Bradford (b. 1590–d. 1657) approach his career from two main standpoints that are closely re...
Bradstreet, Anne
Wendy Martin, Danielle Hinrichs
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Anne Bradstreet Introduction In 1630, eighteen-year-old Anne Bradstreet joined her family, her new husband, and a large group of Puritan faith...
Cather, Willa
Evelyn Funda
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Willa Cather Introduction Born in Virginia, Willa Cather (b. 1873–d. 1947) and her family moved to a homestead in Red Cloud, Nebraska, when sh...
Chesnutt, Charles Waddell
Henry B. Wonham
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Charles Waddell Chesnutt Introduction Charles Waddell Chesnutt, a prominent author, lawyer, and civil-rights activist, was born 20 June 1858 i...
Child, Lydia Maria
Carolyn L. Karcher
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Lydia Maria Child Introduction Lydia Maria Child, née Francis (b. 1802–d. 1880), the daughter of a baker in Medford, Massachusetts, and almost...
Cullen, Countee
Jane Kuenz
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Countee Cullen Introduction Countee Cullen was born in 1903, probably in Louisville, Kentucky, though the circumstances are unclear in large pa...
Culture, Mass and Popular
Kinohi Nishikawa
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-07-29
Mass and Popular Culture Introduction A relatively young tradition in world letters, American literature matured over a period that coincided ...
Dickinson, Emily
Paul Crumbley
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-07-29
Emily Dickinson Introduction Emily Dickinson was born on 10 December 1830, in the house known as the Homestead, which was built by her paterna...
Edwards, Jonathan
Kenneth P. Minkema
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Jonathan Edwards Introduction Jonathan Edwards (b. 1703–d. 1758) was a pastor, educator, missionary, theologian, and philosopher, born in East...
Erdrich (Ojibwe), Louise
Connie A. Jacobs
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Louise Erdrich (Ojibwe) Introduction Karen Louise Erdrich (b. 1954) is a popular, award-winning American Indian writer of, by 2012, twelve nov...
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Jackson R. Bryer
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
F. Scott Fitzgerald Introduction Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896–1940), named after his distant relative, the author of “The Star-Spangled ...
Garland, Hamlin
Keith Newlin
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Hamlin Garland Introduction Hamlin Garland (b. 1860–d. 1940) was born in West Salem, Wisconsin, and in his youth moved to a number of prairie ...
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
Gary Scharnhorst
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Charlotte Perkins Gilman Introduction Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a.k.a. Charlotte Anna Perkins and Charlotte Perkins Stetson (b. 1860–d. 1935),...
Ginsberg, Allen
Matt Theado
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-07-24
Allen Ginsberg Introduction Irwin Allen Ginsberg (b. 1926–d. 1997) was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a high school teacher father who publish...
Glasgow, Ellen
Catherine Rainwater
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Ellen Glasgow Introduction Ellen Glasgow (b. 1873–d. 1945) was born in Richmond, Virginia. She enjoyed a career spanning nearly half a century...
Great Awakening(s)
Zachary Hutchins
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
Great Awakening(S) Introduction In the 19th century, religious historians coined the term great awakening to describe a series of widespread e...
H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)
Lara Vetter
Subject: American Literature »
Date Added: 2012-08-29
H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) Introduction H.D. (b. 1886–d. 1961) was an American modernist writer whose career spanned over five decades. Born Hilda...
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