American Literature (Great Lives (Scribner))
Grade 6-9?Biographical sketches of 30 prominent American writers, all of whom completed their major work before 1960. The fairly standard list of authors includes poets (Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson); novelists (Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain); playwrights (Tennessee Williams, Eugene O'Neill); essayists (Ralph Waldo Emerson); and children's authors (Louisa May Alcott, E.B. White). Written in a lively, informal style, the profiles are 8-11 pages in length and contain interesting highlights and good-quality, black-and-white photographs and reproductions. While information on just about all of these literary giants is readily available elsewhere, this user-friendly resource provides a good introduction to the individuals and their works.?Marilyn Makowski, Greenwood High School, SCCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.