American Literature Print Reference Sources

The Oxford companion to American literature [by] James D. Hart PS21 .H32 1965

American authors, 1600-1900; a biographical dictionary of American literature, edited by Stanley J. Kunitz and Howard Haycraft. Complete in one volume with 1300 biographies and 400 portraits PS21 .K97

The reader's encyclopedia of American literature, by Max J. Herzberg and the staff of the Thomas Y. Crowell Co PS21 .R28

Articles on American literature, 1900-1950 PS78 .L49

The Cambridge history of American literature, edited by William Peterfield Trent, John Erskine, Stuart P. Sherman [and] Carl Van Doren PS88 .C17

Literary history of the United States. Editors: Robert E. Spiller [and others] PS88 .L77 1963

Main currents in American thought; an interpretation of American literature from the beginnings to 1920, by Vernon Louis Parrington PS88 .P26

Panorama of American literature PS92 .W82

Annals of American literature, 1602-1983 / edited by Richard M. Ludwig and Clifford A. Nault, Jr PS94 .L83 1986

Speaking for ourselves : autobiographical sketches by notable authors of books for young adults / compiled and edited by Donald R. Gallo PS129 .S64 1990

American women writers : a critical reference guide from colonial times to the present / edited by Lina Mainiero PS147 .A51

The Oxford companion to women's writing in the United States / editors in chief, Cathy N. Davidson, Linda Wagner-Martin ; editors, Elizabeth Ammons ... [et al.] PS147 .O94 1995

Asian American literature : an annotated bibliography / King-Kok Cheung, Stan Yogi PS153 .A84 1988

Asian American literature : reviews and criticism of works by American writers of Asian descent / Lawrence J. Trudeau, editor ; with advisors, David Henry Hwang, Ravindra N. Sharma, Kenneth Yamashita PS153.A84 A82 1999

Living Black American authors: a biographical directory [by] Ann Allen Shockley and Sue P. Chandler PS153.N3 S55

Black literature criticism : excerpts from criticism of the most significant works of Black authors over the past 200 years / James P. Draper, editor PS153.N5 B556 1992

The Harlem Renaissance : a Gale critical companion / foreword by Trudier Harris-Lopez ; Janet Witalec, project editor PS153.N5 H245 2003

Contemporary Black American playwrights and their plays : a biographical directory and dramatic index / Bernard L. Peterson, Jr. ; foreword by James V. Hatch PS153.N5 P43 1988

Guide to American poetry explication PS201 .G84 1989

Nineteenth-century American women writers : a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook / edited by Denise D. Knight ; Emmanuel S. Nelson, advisory editor PS217.W64 N56 1997

Modern American literature PS221 .M53 1999

Contemporary American authors; a critical survey and 219 bio- bibliographies [by] Fred B. Millett PS221 .M65

Directory of American poetry books / edited by Poets House; compiled through the Poetry Publication Showcase PS303 .D56 1993

Nineteenth century American poetry : an annotated bibliography / Philip K. Jason PS316 .J37 1989

The Facts on File companion to the American short story / edited by Abby H.P. Werlock PS374.S5 F33 2000

American fictions, 1940-1980 : a comprehensive history and critical evaluation / Frederick R. Karl PS379 .K24

A cumulative index to Modern fiction studies (1955-1984) volumes 1-30 / compiled by Brooke K. Horvath PS379 .M55

A concordance to the poems of Emily Dickinson, edited by S. P. Rosenbaum PS1541.Z4 R8

A concordance to the poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson, by George Shelton Hubbell PS1645 .H87