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- catalog abstract "A guide to America's literary tradition. Over 16,000 articles on writers, literary works, movements, and influential periodicals. More than 170 black-and-white photographs. The companion volume to C-Span's series American Writers: A Journey Through History Annotation. A guide to the writers, literary works, and movements that have shaped America's literary tradition. Spanning almost 400 years, some 1,600 entries offer profiles of about 1,000 writers, synopses of some 500 literary works, and descriptions of about 75 groups, movements, and periodicals. Entries on writers give significant biographical details and descriptions of the author's career and most important works. Authors profiled include novelists, poets, essayists, and dramatists. Many entries include a b&w photo of the author. Material is easily accessible for all levels of readers high school and up. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Perfect for browsing or study, this book is a fascinating guide to America's greatest writers beginning in the early 1600s and continuing through contemporary authors. The dictionary is the official companion to the C-SPAN series "American Writers: A Journey Through History". 150+ photos.".
- catalog alternative "Dictionary of American writers".
- catalog contributor b12103529.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description "A guide to America's literary tradition. Over 16,000 articles on writers, literary works, movements, and influential periodicals. More than 170 black-and-white photographs. The companion volume to C-Span's series American Writers: A Journey Through History Annotation. A guide to the writers, literary works, and movements that have shaped America's literary tradition. Spanning almost 400 years, some 1,600 entries offer profiles of about 1,000 writers, synopses of some 500 literary works, and descriptions of about 75 groups, movements, and periodicals. Entries on writers give significant biographical details and descriptions of the author's career and most important works. Authors profiled include novelists, poets, essayists, and dramatists. Many entries include a b&w photo of the author. Material is easily accessible for all levels of readers high school and up. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Perfect for browsing or study, this book is a fascinating guide to America's greatest writers beginning in the early 1600s and continuing through contemporary authors. The dictionary is the official companion to the C-SPAN series "American Writers: A Journey Through History". 150+ photos.".
- catalog extent "x, 536 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Merriam-Webster's dictionary of American writers.".
- catalog identifier "0877790221".
- catalog isFormatOf "Merriam-Webster's dictionary of American writers.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Springfield, Mass. : Merriam-Webster,".
- catalog relation "Merriam-Webster's dictionary of American writers.".
- catalog subject "810.9/0003 B 21".
- catalog subject "American literature Bio-bibliography Dictionaries.".
- catalog subject "American literature Dictionaries.".
- catalog subject "Authors, American Biography Dictionaries.".
- catalog subject "PS129 .M48 2001".
- catalog title "Dictionary of American writers".
- catalog title "Merriam-Webster's dictionary of American writers.".
- catalog type "Bio-bibliography Dictionaries. fast".
- catalog type "Biography Dictionaries. fast".
- catalog type "Dictionaries. fast".
- catalog type "text".