american literature

A collection of essays that provide information about authors who have made significant contributions to American literature, each containing a brief biography, a survey of principal writings, an assessment of the subject's work as a whole, and a bibliography; arranged chronologically from R.W. Emerson to Carson McCullers.

Offers the author's theory about the origins of the American literary tradition of humor, based upon her identification of three insistent figures--the shrewd, laconic Yankee peddler; the loud, earthy backwoodsman; and the Negro minstrel.

"Through the course of a historic year of civil unrest and the emergence of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, thirty teen writers from Frank W. Ballou High School in Washington, DC came together to take part in this national conversation about race, inequality, violence, and justice. Through their . . . personal stories these writers intend to Change the Narrative about youth of color. We are not thugs, they say. We are not victims. We are big sisters and sports stars, academic strivers and everyday heroes. We speak out for justice. We dream big dreams. These writers want more for themselves, more for their community, more for their generation. And they are challenging their readers to listen, and to recognize in each story a common humanity worthy of dignity, support, and respect"--Back cover.

Discusses important writers from the colonial period, the neoclassic age, the romantic movement, realism and naturalism, and the twentieth century (1914-1970).

A collection of short stories and poems by teenage writer Nathalie Thelemaque.

"A broad and varied collection of creative pieces resulting from a collaborative experiment: forty-four creators responded to a creative prompt provided by a co-contributor"--Provided by publisher.