The Oxford encyclopedia of American literature [electronic resource] / Jay Parini, editor in chief.
Publication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (4 v. (various pagings)) : portsISBN:- 9780195156539
- American literature
- 810.3 23
- PS21 .E537 2004

Includes bibliographical references and index.
v. 1. Academic novels-The essay in America -- v. 2. William Faulkner -Mina Loy -- v. 3. Norman Mailer-Sentimental literature -- v. 4. Anne Sexton-Writing as a woman in the twentieth century.
This four-volume set covers American literature, from the European discovery of America to the present, with entries in alphabetical order. It includes 350 substantive critical and interpretive essays on the most-studied American authors literary masterworks, and genres or movements.
Description based on print version record.