The Complete Idiot's Guide to American LiteraturePenguin, 1999 - 468 pages You're no idiot, of course. You know that Samuel Clemens had a better-known pen name, Moby Dick is a famous whale, and the Raven only said,"Nevermore." But when it comes to understanding the great works of Mark Twain, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe, you'd rather rent the videos than head to your local library. Don't tear up your library card yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Literature teaches you all about the rich tradition of American prose and poetry, so you can fully appreciate its magnificent diversity. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: |
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... Truman Capote ( 1924-1984 ) James Baldwin ( 1924-1987 ) Flannery O'Connor ( 1925-1964 ) Margaret Laurence ( 1926-1987 ) Allen Ginsberg ( 1926-1997 ) Maya Angelou ( b . 1928 ) Elie Wiesel ( b . 1928 ) Toni Morrison ( b . 1931 ) Alice ...
... Truman Capote ( 1924-1984 ) James Baldwin ( 1924-1987 ) Flannery O'Connor ( 1925-1964 ) Margaret Laurence ( 1926-1987 ) Allen Ginsberg ( 1926-1997 ) Maya Angelou ( b . 1928 ) Elie Wiesel ( b . 1928 ) Toni Morrison ( b . 1931 ) Alice ...
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... Truman Capote , Mary Gordon , Stephen King , and Joyce Carol Oates have reshaped American literature . 389 Appendixes A The Authors and Their Most Famous Works 401 B Additional Reading 417 C Timeline 445 Index 459 Contents Part 1 : A ...
... Truman Capote , Mary Gordon , Stephen King , and Joyce Carol Oates have reshaped American literature . 389 Appendixes A The Authors and Their Most Famous Works 401 B Additional Reading 417 C Timeline 445 Index 459 Contents Part 1 : A ...
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... Truman Capote ( 1924-1984 ) .... Fame , Fortune , and Friends .......... The Nonfiction Novel ........... Mary Gordon ( b . 1948 ) Final Payments Religious Rite ........ Stephen King ( b . 1947 ) King Me .... Fright Night ...
... Truman Capote ( 1924-1984 ) .... Fame , Fortune , and Friends .......... The Nonfiction Novel ........... Mary Gordon ( b . 1948 ) Final Payments Religious Rite ........ Stephen King ( b . 1947 ) King Me .... Fright Night ...
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Contents
II | 3 |
III | 4 |
V | 5 |
VI | 6 |
VIII | 7 |
X | 8 |
XI | 9 |
XII | 10 |
CCXXXII | 208 |
CCXXXIV | 209 |
CCXXXVI | 210 |
CCXXXVII | 211 |
CCXXXIX | 212 |
CCXLI | 213 |
CCXLIV | 214 |
CCXLV | 215 |
XIV | 11 |
XV | 12 |
XVI | 13 |
XVII | 14 |
XVIII | 15 |
XX | 16 |
XXII | 17 |
XXIV | 18 |
XXV | 19 |
XXVII | 20 |
XXIX | 21 |
XXX | 22 |
XXXIII | 25 |
XXXIV | 26 |
XXXVI | 27 |
XXXVIII | 28 |
XXXIX | 29 |
XL | 30 |
XLII | 31 |
XLIII | 32 |
XLIV | 36 |
XLVII | 37 |
XLIX | 39 |
L | 40 |
LI | 41 |
LII | 42 |
LIV | 43 |
LV | 44 |
LVII | 45 |
LIX | 46 |
LXI | 47 |
LXIII | 48 |
LXIV | 49 |
LXV | 50 |
LXVI | 51 |
LXVIII | 52 |
LXXI | 53 |
LXXII | 54 |
LXXIII | 55 |
LXXV | 56 |
LXXVII | 57 |
LXXVIII | 58 |
LXXXI | 61 |
LXXXII | 62 |
LXXXV | 63 |
LXXXVI | 64 |
LXXXVII | 65 |
LXXXVIII | 67 |
LXXXIX | 68 |
XC | 70 |
XCII | 71 |
XCIV | 72 |
XCV | 75 |
XCVI | 77 |
XCVII | 78 |
XCIX | 79 |
C | 80 |
CII | 81 |
CIII | 82 |
CIV | 83 |
CVI | 84 |
CVII | 85 |
CVIII | 87 |
CIX | 88 |
CX | 89 |
CXII | 90 |
CXIV | 91 |
CXVI | 92 |
CXVII | 93 |
CXVIII | 95 |
CXIX | 96 |
CXXI | 97 |
CXXII | 98 |
CXXIII | 99 |
CXXIV | 100 |
CXXV | 101 |
CXXVI | 102 |
CXXVII | 103 |
CXXIX | 104 |
CXXX | 105 |
CXXXI | 107 |
CXXXII | 108 |
CXXXV | 109 |
CXXXVI | 110 |
CXXXVIII | 111 |
CXXXIX | 112 |
CXL | 113 |
CXLII | 114 |
CXLIV | 117 |
CXLV | 119 |
CXLVI | 120 |
CXLVIII | 121 |
CXLIX | 122 |
CL | 123 |
CLII | 125 |
CLIV | 126 |
CLV | 129 |
CLVII | 130 |
CLIX | 132 |
CLX | 133 |
CLXI | 134 |
CLXII | 135 |
CLXIII | 137 |
CLXIV | 138 |
CLXV | 139 |
CLXVI | 140 |
CLXVII | 142 |
CLXVIII | 143 |
CLXX | 144 |
CLXXI | 145 |
CLXXII | 146 |
CLXXIII | 149 |
CLXXIV | 150 |
CLXXVI | 151 |
CLXXVIII | 154 |
CLXXX | 156 |
CLXXXI | 157 |
CLXXXII | 159 |
CLXXXIII | 161 |
CLXXXIV | 163 |
CLXXXV | 164 |
CLXXXVI | 165 |
CLXXXVII | 167 |
CLXXXVIII | 168 |
CLXXXIX | 169 |
CXCI | 171 |
CXCIII | 173 |
CXCIV | 174 |
CXCV | 175 |
CXCVI | 176 |
CXCVII | 177 |
CXCVIII | 179 |
CXCIX | 180 |
CC | 181 |
CCII | 182 |
CCIII | 183 |
CCIV | 184 |
CCV | 185 |
CCVII | 186 |
CCIX | 187 |
CCXI | 188 |
CCXII | 189 |
CCXIV | 190 |
CCXV | 191 |
CCXVI | 193 |
CCXVII | 194 |
CCXVIII | 195 |
CCXIX | 196 |
CCXX | 197 |
CCXXII | 198 |
CCXXIII | 199 |
CCXXIV | 200 |
CCXXVI | 201 |
CCXXVII | 202 |
CCXXX | 203 |
CCXXXI | 204 |
CCXLVI | 216 |
CCXLVIII | 219 |
CCL | 220 |
CCLI | 221 |
CCLIV | 222 |
CCLVI | 224 |
CCLVII | 225 |
CCLIX | 226 |
CCLXI | 227 |
CCLXII | 228 |
CCLXIII | 229 |
CCLXIV | 231 |
CCLXV | 232 |
CCLXVI | 233 |
CCLXVII | 234 |
CCLXIX | 235 |
CCLXX | 236 |
CCLXXII | 237 |
CCLXXIV | 239 |
CCLXXVI | 240 |
CCLXXVII | 241 |
CCLXXVIII | 242 |
CCLXXX | 243 |
CCLXXXI | 245 |
CCLXXXII | 247 |
CCLXXXIII | 248 |
CCLXXXIV | 249 |
CCLXXXVI | 250 |
CCLXXXVII | 251 |
CCLXXXVIII | 252 |
CCXCI | 253 |
CCXCII | 255 |
CCXCIV | 256 |
CCXCV | 257 |
CCXCVI | 258 |
CCXCVIII | 259 |
CCXCIX | 261 |
CCC | 262 |
CCCII | 263 |
CCCIV | 265 |
CCCVI | 266 |
CCCVII | 267 |
CCCVIII | 269 |
CCCIX | 271 |
CCCX | 272 |
CCCXII | 273 |
CCCXIV | 274 |
CCCXVI | 275 |
CCCXVII | 276 |
CCCXVIII | 277 |
CCCXIX | 278 |
CCCXX | 279 |
CCCXXI | 280 |
CCCXXIII | 281 |
CCCXXVI | 282 |
CCCXXVIII | 283 |
CCCXXIX | 284 |
CCCXXX | 285 |
CCCXXXI | 286 |
CCCXXXII | 289 |
CCCXXXIV | 290 |
CCCXXXV | 291 |
CCCXXXVI | 292 |
CCCXXXVIII | 293 |
CCCXXXIX | 294 |
CCCXL | 295 |
CCCXLI | 296 |
CCCXLII | 297 |
CCCXLIII | 298 |
CCCXLIV | 299 |
CCCXLV | 300 |
CCCXLVI | 303 |
CCCXLVII | 304 |
CCCXLVIII | 305 |
CCCXLIX | 306 |
CCCLII | 307 |
CCCLIV | 308 |
CCCLVI | 309 |
CCCLVIII | 310 |
CCCLIX | 311 |
CCCLX | 312 |
CCCLXII | 313 |
CCCLXIII | 315 |
CCCLXIV | 316 |
CCCLXVII | 317 |
CCCLXVIII | 318 |
CCCLXIX | 319 |
CCCLXXI | 321 |
CCCLXXIII | 322 |
CCCLXXVI | 323 |
CCCLXXVII | 324 |
CCCLXXVIII | 325 |
CCCLXXX | 326 |
CCCLXXXII | 329 |
CCCLXXXIV | 330 |
CCCLXXXVI | 331 |
CCCLXXXVII | 332 |
CCCLXXXIX | 333 |
CCCXC | 334 |
CCCXCI | 335 |
CCCXCII | 336 |
CCCXCIII | 339 |
CCCXCIV | 341 |
CCCXCV | 342 |
CCCXCVI | 343 |
CCCXCVII | 344 |
CCCXCVIII | 345 |
CCCXCIX | 347 |
CDI | 348 |
CDII | 349 |
CDIII | 350 |
CDIV | 353 |
CDV | 354 |
CDVIII | 355 |
CDXI | 357 |
CDXII | 358 |
CDXIII | 359 |
CDXIV | 360 |
CDXVI | 361 |
CDXVIII | 362 |
CDXIX | 365 |
CDXX | 366 |
CDXXII | 367 |
CDXXIII | 368 |
CDXXV | 369 |
CDXXVI | 370 |
CDXXVII | 371 |
CDXXIX | 372 |
CDXXX | 373 |
CDXXXII | 374 |
CDXXXIII | 377 |
CDXXXIV | 378 |
CDXXXV | 379 |
CDXXXVI | 380 |
CDXXXVIII | 381 |
CDXXXIX | 382 |
CDXLI | 383 |
CDXLII | 384 |
CDXLIII | 385 |
CDXLV | 386 |
CDXLVI | 387 |
CDXLVII | 389 |
CDXLVIII | 390 |
CDL | 391 |
CDLII | 392 |
CDLIII | 393 |
CDLIV | 394 |
CDLV | 395 |
CDLVI | 396 |
CDLIX | 397 |
CDLX | 398 |
CDLXII | 401 |
CDLXIII | 417 |
CDLXIV | 445 |
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