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Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography covers only the American authors most frequently studied in high school and college literature courses. It extracts and fully updates essays in their entirety from the much larger Dictionary of Literary Biography series.The 6-vol. set begins each entry with a helpful chart that instantly shows the important places, influences and relationships; literary movements; major themes; cultural and artistic influences; and social and economic influences that most affected the featured author's work. The set is organized chronologically.Each volume is devoted to a single historical period, covering 30-40 representative writers from all genres. They include:Colonization to the American Renaissance, 1640-1865Realism, Naturalism, and Local Color, 1865-1917The Twenties, 1917-1929The Age of Maturity, 1929-1941The New Consciousness, 1941-1968Broadening Views, 1968-1988The Supplement to the 6-vol. set, Modern American Writers, provides additional information on 20th-century authors featured in the original volumes.

A Study Guide for Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

A Study Guide for Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. In this work, Abt weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology.

Contains biographical information about American authors between 1640 and 1988, with bibliographies of primary and secondary materials relating to each entry and critical remarks about the works of each writer.