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American Lit 101
Author | : Brianne Keith |
Publsiher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2017-01-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781440599699 |
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From poetry to fiction to essays, American Lit 101 leaves no page unturned! Edgar Allan Poe. Willa Cather. Henry David Thoreau. Mark Twain. The list of important American writers goes on and on. These voices played a vital role in shaping the scope of American literature, and the United States itself. But too often, textbooks reduce this storied history to dry text that would put even a tenured professor to sleep. American Lit 101 is an engaging and comprehensive guide through the major players in American literature. From colonialism to postmodernism and every literary movement in between, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts, along with easy-to-understand explanations on why each author's work was important then and still relevant now. So whether you're looking for a refresher course on key American literature or want to learn about it for the first time, American Lit 101 has all the answers--even the ones you didn't know you were looking for.
English Lit 101
Author | : Brian Boone |
Publsiher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781440599712 |
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"A crash course in English literature"--Cover.
The Complete Idiot s Guide to American Literature
Author | : Laurie E. Rozakis |
Publsiher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0028633784 |
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Looks at American authors from Washington Irving to John Updike and provides brief biographical sketches, excerpts and summaries of major works, and explanations of major literary movements
Literature
Author | : Sparknotes |
Publsiher | : Sterling Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 958 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1411400267 |
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Includes character lists, summaries, plot overviews, major themes, symbols and quotations, author biographies and historical contexts for 150 books.
Shine Bright
Author | : Danyel Smith |
Publsiher | : Roc Lit 101 |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2023-02-14 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780593132739 |
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American pop music is arguably this country’s greatest cultural contribution to the world, and its singular voice and virtuosity were created by a shining thread of Black women geniuses stretching back to the country’s founding. This is their surprising, heartbreaking, soaring story—from “one of the generation’s greatest, most insightful, most nuanced writers in pop culture” (Shea Serrano) “Sparkling . . . the overdue singing of a Black girl’s song, with perfect pitch . . . delicious to read.”—Oprah Daily ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, The Root, Variety, Esquire, The Guardian, Newsweek, Pitchfork, She Reads, Publishers Weekly SHORTLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD A weave of biography, criticism, and memoir, Shine Bright is Danyel Smith’s intimate history of Black women’s music as the foundational story of American pop. Smith has been writing this history for more than five years. But as a music fan, and then as an essayist, editor (Vibe, Billboard), and podcast host (Black Girl Songbook), she has been living this history since she was a latchkey kid listening to “Midnight Train to Georgia” on the family stereo. Smith’s detailed narrative begins with Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved woman who sang her poems, and continues through the stories of Mahalia Jackson, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, and Mariah Carey, as well as the under-considered careers of Marilyn McCoo, Deniece Williams, and Jody Watley. Shine Bright is an overdue paean to musical masters whose true stories and genius have been hidden in plain sight—and the book Danyel Smith was born to write.
The Courtship of Olivia Langdon and Mark Twain
Author | : Susan K. Harris |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0521556503 |
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Passionate readers both, Olivia Langdon and Mark Twain courted through books, spelling out their expectations through literary references as they corresponded during their frequent separations. Surprisingly, in the process Olivia Langdon reveals herself not as a hypochondriacal hysteric, as many twentieth-century critics have portrayed her, but as a thoughtful intellectual, widely read in literature, history and modern science. Not so surprisingly, Samuel Clemens reveals himself as a critic and a sceptic, lampooning Langdon's physics lessons and her literary heroines. He also shows himself as an astute strategist, carefully manipulating Langdon and her parents. At the same time, Clemens's letters exhibit his own conservatism about women's nature and women's roles, while Langdon's show her carefully choosing from her culture's array of possible role models.
101 Great American Poems
Author | : The American Poetry & Literacy Project |
Publsiher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2012-04-04 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9780486110264 |
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Rich treasury of verse from the 19th and 20th centuries includes works by Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, T. S. Eliot, other notables.
The Politically Incorrect Guide to English And American Literature
Author | : Elizabeth Kantor |
Publsiher | : Regnery Publishing |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2006-10-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781596980112 |
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Citing declining coverage of classic English and American literature in today's schools, a "politically incorrect" primer challenges popular misconceptions while introducing the works of such core masters as Shakespeare, Faulkner, and Austen, in a volume that is complemented by a syllabus and a self-study guide. Original.