The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature / Edition 1

by James D. Hart

Overview

This affordable volume contains over 2,000 entries, including brief biographies of important authors, plot summaries of individual works, and descriptions of important literary movements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195047714
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	11/28/1988
Series:	Oxford Paperback Reference Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.13(w) x 9.19(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

James D. Hart, Professor of American Literature at the University of California, Berkeley, is Director of the Bancroft Library and author of The Popular Book and A Companion to California.

Editorial Reviews

"A skilled abridgement...[of] a standard work in its field....A valuable addition to the reference shelf for anyone interested in American literature."—John Barkham Reviews

"Invaluable to those who need such a reference book, and [Hart's] enterprise, as before, has to be applauded."—Sunday Times (London)

"Wonderfully useful for quick references and just as enjoyable for browsing."—The Christian Science Monitor

Praise for the fifth edition of The Oxford Companion to American Literature:

"The histories and latest theories of American writing will come and go, but the authors and their works will remain, preserved for future evaluation by Hart's monumental work. It is without question our most important book on our own literature."—Virginia Quarterly Review

"A reference work I have never been able to live without."—Alfred Kazin, The New York Times Book Review

"Monumental....Without question our most important book on our own literature."—Virginia Quarterly Review

"Gracefully readable. For the serious reader, it is a delight, and for the scholar, it is indispensable."—Los Angeles Herald-Examiner

"If ever a compiler of a reference tool deserved a lifetime achievement award, it is James D. Hart."—Booklist

"An indispensable reference work....The fifth edition has moved on."—American Studies International

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