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The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes view detail comment email this

This work was originally published from 1907 to 1921 by G.P. Putnam's Sons in the U.S. and Cambridge University Press in England. Includes indexes for chapters, authors, and bibliographies, as well as a table of principal dates and contents of all the volumes.
http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/
Topics: Literature by Place, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Jul 21, 2005


Language of the Land: Journeys Into Literary America view detail comment email this

This site examines the "metaphor of a journey" in American literature "through maps, photographs, and the works of American authors from a variety of periods." Featured writers include Walt Whitman, Mark Twain, Jack Kerouac, John Steinbeck, and others "whose works are rooted in a particular place." Browsable by region, and object. From the Library of Congress.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/land/
Topics: Literature by Place

Last updated Sep 23, 2004


Literary Movements view detail comment email this

This site provides information about a variety of literary movements including Calvinism, Travel Narratives, Captivity Narratives, and Domestic Fiction. Information about each includes characteristics, authors, and techniques of the genre. Other sites from this page include an American Literature timeline, detailed information on American Authors, and links to other American Literature sites. From a professor of English.
http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/litfram.html
Topics: Literature by Place

Last updated Oct 5, 2009


Literary Resources on the Net view detail comment email this

A searchable "collection of [annotated] links to sites on the Internet dealing especially with English and American literature, excluding most single electronic texts." See the General Sources section for links to syllabi and resources for writers and writing instructors. Other National Literatures features links to literature sites covering countries where English is not the primary language.
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
Topics: Literature by Place

Last updated Sep 25, 2000


Outline of American Literature view detail comment email this

This site from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs is a somewhat terse survey of American literature, presenting a highly select group of genres and authors chronologically from pre-colonial times through the 1980s. Includes a glossary and links to related sites.
http://www.america.gov/publications/books/outline-of-american-literature.html
Topics: Literature by Place

Last updated Dec 21, 2008


PAL: Perspectives in American Literature: A Research and Reference Guide view detail comment email this

This ongoing project is a "a carefully organized and knowledgeable compendium of sources, definitions, and key topics for use in connection with undergraduate courses in American Literature." The site provides outlines and bibliographies for thousands of authors, themes, and literary movements in the U.S. from colonial days to the present. Maintained by a professor emeritus of English at California State University, Stanislaus.
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/table.html
Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Literature by Place

Last updated Sep 9, 2008


Wright American Fiction 1851-1875 view detail comment email this

"This is a collection of 19th century American fiction, as listed in Lyle Wright's bibliography 'American Fiction, 1851-1875.'" Includes thousands of texts by hundreds of authors such as Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville are represented along with forgotten authors. Searchable and browsable. From the Indiana University Digital Library Program.
http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/w/wright2/
Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place

Last updated Jul 22, 2003




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