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American Literature

 

Helpful Sources

 

American Literature Index - An index of American Authors organized by time period. Some special topics include:

 

 

Online American Lit Surveys

 

The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An encyclopedia in eighteen volumes.
The monumental 1907-21 edition has been put online by the Bartleby Project.

Literary Movements in American Literature
This site contains brief essays on movements and important concepts in American literature. Each page also contains links to a bibliography of secondary sources for further reading and links to outside sites.

 

A Brief Timeline of American Literature and Culture, Pre-1620 to 1920 provides a useful chronology of events in American history and literature, with links to pages on literary movements, bibliographies, and individual authors. (Site developed by Donna M. Campbell at Gonzaga University)

 

A Few Fun American Authors